ohthatguy8 said:

Hey cgk.
Hope everything is going smooth for u. Just read a post from u n an old thread and u mentioned being a union carpenter. Just wanted to say hello from local 1234 out of Detroit. Peace brother

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Timmyahcomeon138 said:

Local 1506 carpenters union

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caregiverken said:

Howdy Brothers! :)
I was 2361 in Orange County Ca. for 20 years...then I moved north did 12 more years in fresno
Thats was enough...not going back..I have a lifetime pension...as long as the union sticks around that is

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iCultivate said:

Damn, at first I though you meant in jail! The term county is so foreign to me LOL

-- iCultivate --

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caregiverken said:

the Tri Leaf is still sending out 3 leafs :)
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geologic said:

Lookin purdy--
any secondaries showin' yet???

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Smoody said:

Like that one? Skuzi for offView attachment 392774

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caregiverken said:

Thanks geo
But I dont know what secondaries are

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geologic said:

Yes you do:
the secondary stems that start forming from the nodes as the plant grows.

Like I said above: if the secondaries show the tri leaf trait you've got the Holy Grail of pruning:

"normal" prunings ------------------------------------------2 > 4 > 8 > 16 > ...
tri leaf prunings (w/ tri leaf secondaries) ----------------3 > 9 > 27 > 81 > ...
but even it the secondaries are normal pairs it's --------3 > 6 > 12 > 24 >...

Big difference later on...

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geologic said:

Went out and snagged some shots of a volunteer 'bout that size (normal paired leaves):

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Secondary stems emerging from the single leaflet node axils on the Primary Stem (mainstem)--
and at the first Trifoliate Leaf pair...

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caregiverken said:

Im enjoying the retired/hobby life now :)
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MakinGoo said:

Man that background is sic... I love this time of yr when everything is nice & green ... do any of them trees fall down during storms? Thats some good firewood. .

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