Pachycaul Trees

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Re: Pachycaul Trees

Post by Tony R »

Geoff Lovell wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:50 pm IPhotos were placed inline !
There is something wrong with this software as I only posted two images and they are breeding.
I do not have a problem with other sites I post images to.
Have they got superior software?
Sorry, Geoff, nothing wrong with the software, just the user :wink:
"A bad workman always blames his tools" :wink:

If you look at your post, you will see that you have loaded 5 pictures to this post, 1 picture uploaded twice, another picture uploaded thrice:
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Yes, you placed 2 inline, which appear at the top of the post.
The remaining 3 appear in an attachment box at the bottom of the post.
What you see is what you get.
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Re: Pachycaul Trees

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that's quite a rude response to a customer and quite unhelpful.
A bad workman always blames his tools always was a derogatory term,.
Posting of images on this site has and probably always will present problems that should not be there!
I did not select 5 options when I selected inline I was taken to a page where there were already 5 options not of my doing.
I tried drag and drop but it would not allow.
Stop defending the indefensible and make the posting of pictures user friendly and as easy as other sites.
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Re: Pachycaul Trees

Post by Tina »

Hi Geoff,
Here is one of my operculicarya decaryi grown from seed sown in 2007, its probably about 5 ft tall now.
Its never been to a show as too tall for the car, maybe I should trim it back like yours.
Its my operculicarya pachypus in the front right.
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Re: Pachycaul Trees

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Yes Tina, you should trim it back quite hard to induce bushiness.
Well done from seed.
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Re: Pachycaul Trees

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Geoff,

The Decaryi looks great. As does Tina's - even with the casual Pachypus placing at the foot of the pot! :evil:

My tree is somewhat smaller and I've given it a haircut to try to keep the growth in the trunk. In fact, been reading some fascinating stuff about Bonsai methods recently...
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Re: Pachycaul Trees

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How about Erythrina?
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Re: Pachycaul Trees

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How about Sequioadendrom

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