Use some of that flag tape from your other thread and tie them down to the cage. I usually let them stay through a winter so they can harden off that way. They are pretty green though, so be careful not to break them.
Hi Trev,
Nice trees! I would wait until those grow more before tying them down. Once they are about 2’ long they should be better able to withstand the bending to get to a 40-60 degree angle without breaking off. Too early now!
Dennis
Kent, wa
I attached those to the tree trunk just under the new scaffold branch (with a few wraps of parafilm… then used a bit of jute twine to gently pull those scaffold branches down some.
On one of my Prok scaffolds (shown above) noticed a few blossoms.
Kasandra, Nakitas Gift and Prok all have a few blossoms. They were just grafted last year.
Any chance those will actually fully develop and ripen ?
Or would you expect them to all drop later if they do develop ?
Bent those scaffold branches very slowly and carefully… i was afraid for sure of breaking one.
Had no problems though… got them all down at a much better angle now.
I’ve definitely never seen that technique before! Good luck. I often lose many tender young persimmon branches at this time of year just from a bird or squirrel basically just touching them because they’re so fragile
