Great info and demonstration. Thank you. And great conifer selection!
@MrLibbyloulou5 жыл бұрын
Well explained....i'm a lot wiser ....thank you
@sassy62923 жыл бұрын
Now I know why we pinch the candles. I wondered. Believe it or not I didn’t know that the candle is the new branch and that the needles bloom from there.
@theadster27022 жыл бұрын
so are we to understand that "candling" helps make the pine bushier? without adding height??? I want bushy and height!!! Maybe do this every other year???
@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape2 жыл бұрын
yes - you can use candling to restrict growth and by such, that will make the tree look more full
@theadster27022 жыл бұрын
@@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape Hey! Thanks for answering back!!!!...I know this is an old post!!! I do need some height right now...should I wait? Mine is newer and 4ft right now. Oops....after watching the video...I already did it!!!....Did I screw it all up??? Forever??? I want it bushy!!! and tall@!!! HELP!!!!
@dollyandsandy4 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to understand candling. This is the best video on how to do it that I've found. But I'm still not sure what the benefit of doing so is. Does it benefit the plant to stunt its growth? Does it force it to bush out more in the middle the next year? Is it only to keep the plant closer to your preferred size for the garden space? -- and if so, if you have a huge garden space and WANT it to bush out as much as possible, would you refrain from candling it at all? Thanks!
@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape4 жыл бұрын
dollyandsandy - Thanks for the positive feedback. Candling offers you the opportunity to control the plant’s rate of growth in a way that virtually looks un-pruned/trimmed and it requires no tools if timed right. We think that pines are the easiest conifer to manage when it comes to size. There is a wide range when it comes to growth rate so when you have a plant that is growing too fast (or a topiary/cloud/hindu pan pine that you want to hold its shape)…..candle it more significantly. Some pines may produce up to 15” of new candle growth a season but you could effectively limit that to 1-2” by removing 95% of the candle length. We have maintained specimens for over a decade in positions that they would have easily outgrown and are truly what we would label “living sculptures." Happy candling!
@cathymartin29704 жыл бұрын
@@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape Great information. Thank you again.
@cvservice14 жыл бұрын
Hey thats a Dutch name! greatings from The Netherlands
@dlindens4 жыл бұрын
thank you Mark - our business is in a village called Little Chute, which is filled with Van's, Vander's, Vanden's, Van de's, etc.
@annmeigs17753 жыл бұрын
Should I reduce the top/leader candle on my Limber Pine?
@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape3 жыл бұрын
Ann - this is difficult to say, without seeing your pine and the location it is planted and without knowing what your objectives are. If you want to control the leader's growth, then yes, please feel free to candle it.
@annmeigs17753 жыл бұрын
@@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape Thank you for your reply. It’s about 8 foot and seems more leggy than other specimens that I’ve seen so we’re hoping the candle trimming will make it more bushy.
@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape3 жыл бұрын
@@annmeigs1775 - that would be a great reason to candle it. We wish the best for you and your pine!
@jimanderson84704 жыл бұрын
Didn't know about candling the first year I had a pine and it turned out a lot more sparse than I would have liked. The early years are important judging from what I have seen.
@TomisaLami2 жыл бұрын
bhut whay do you do this to a tree?
@VanZeelandNurseryLandscape2 жыл бұрын
Danny - this is primarily done to regulate the growth of the plant - either to slow it down altogether or to selectively prune some sections more than others
@Martin-iv6lq Жыл бұрын
This guy doesn't make any frikkin' sense! What a bunch of blathering.