My Che is covered again this year. It’s a really healthy tree with growth Pattern I like. Not 4 years in ground yet and with a few aggressive branches probably reaching 12 feet, but with a low nice canopy. If I had not been pruning back these leaders for a couple years would likely be 20 foot. This pictures taken awhile back fruit has sized up a little more and some starting to show some color.
What I am kind of excited about is after several attempts to root cuttings I think I might have limited success this year. I had tried a few manners with and without hormone from pre-rooting in damp Sphagnum to just sticking in dirt. I felt confident it would happen as the pre-rooting would develop a callus. This year as last I simply mass stuck dormant cuttings in a pot with a heavy mix kept shaded and watered occasionally. I have a couple that appear to putting out growth as opposed to just hanging on to a couple leaves. I hear it’s a better plant on Osage Orange Like my others are grafted to why bother? I guess just to see, and curious if anyone else is growing them on own root.
