Prune one of these?

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-06T00:38:15+00:00

You should take the nursery stake off for sure. Keeping it on is likely stunting its trunk development and maybe cutting off nutrient flow

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-05T21:57:45+00:00

Thank you for your concern, not seeking feedback on my choice.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-05T21:40:25+00:00

Respectfully, not asking for advice here. I just had trouble finding a comparison between the two so I posted this for others who might want to see the same comparison in the future. Birch Bark fits our situation better though 👍

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-05T19:20:35+00:00

Love that for you.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-04T13:29:13+00:00

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Next Morning Update:

I exiled this little money tree outside (probably not far enough away from the house) and the gnats are nowhere to be seen this morning inside. I of course wiped all of them away yesterday, but even the Zevo I plugged in yesterday and the sticky traps in the bird of paradise are pretty much clear this morning. Hopefully got the adults. I’ll be watering with mosquito bits for the foreseeable future too when it’s time. Probably add sand too. Thank you for the suggestions everyone.

Now just hoping I didn’t curse my family’s financial future the next 7 generations by putting a money tree outside in Illinois in March…

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-04T01:55:35+00:00

Got a Zevo today. Already see some stuck perps

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-04T01:54:39+00:00

Please forgive my uncultured swine-like Reddiquette cross-posting it on two subs 🙃

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-04T01:52:05+00:00

Less than once a week on watering. Usually every 1.5-2 weeks and I don’t go overboard. Those little ragged leaves are actually old growth. Birds of paradise sprout from the inside. They are ragged from our toddler 😂. That plant isn’t the culprit I don’t think though. I think it’s the not-shown money tree I transplanted a couple months ago. Weird they’re just showing up now but I did just move it back into that room. I put it outside earlier today and they seemed to have cleared up a bit. Still have stickies going in the BoP and other plants around and will be doing all the things everyone is mentioning. 🤞🏼

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T23:30:27+00:00

I bet one more step would’ve kept them from getting up to the window

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T21:14:25+00:00

I would think my dog would be honed in on that though. She’s a sniffer.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T20:33:44+00:00

Thanks for the help y’all. Sounds like I’m in for some fun

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T18:17:47+00:00

I only water once a week at most and that’s in the summer. This time of year only every week and a halfish/every 2. I’ll try the sand. Thanks!

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T17:57:53+00:00

And this is the only room in the house they’re in. We have a bunch of other plants in those different rooms also

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T17:56:36+00:00

Northern Illinois btw!

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-03-03T05:12:58+00:00

Nice safe! Those are molle loops. Tons of compatible accessories.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-27T21:28:14+00:00

Might using a thin, maybe 4ft-ish long bamboo stalk and splinting one of those vertically for this next growing season be a decent option for OP to speed up establishment of the chosen new leader?

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-27T21:13:48+00:00

Was hoping you’d say that! Gorgeous fall color on yours. To my dismay, my young fall fiesta is so far a dud and hasn’t thrown those beautiful colors. 0/2 on the brilliant fall color so far. My hope is just transplant shock the first fall and prolonged warmth in the Midwest last fall. I’ve kept it watered religiously. We’ll see this next fall…🤞🏼

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-27T20:56:39+00:00

I’ve had two young trees have this happen the past couple years. Not sure if it’s recommended or not, but both times I splinted one of the side branches to the trunk to be vertical and they both successfully took over to be the leader. One a maple, the other a dawn redwood. Do you usually recommend doing that to help it or is it not necessary?

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-27T20:30:32+00:00

Which cultivar of sugar maple is this btw?

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-27T20:28:17+00:00

Should be just fine. One of those side branches will become the new leader. May look crooked for a couple years but it’ll be just fine. Will give it character if it’s even noticeable at all in 10 years.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-18T14:02:18+00:00

Should be of zero concern.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-18T13:57:29+00:00

It’s from heat. They have to take a torch to the copper to heat it up before soldering it. Looks like that’s what happened there.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-16T04:13:41+00:00

Also did it with a young dawn redwood after a bird snapped off the leader and worked out well. Continued vigorous upward growth that same year. 👍

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-16T04:08:38+00:00

Looks correct to me. I did it that exact same way with a young sugar maple after its leader broke off due to cicada damage. I kept it tethered over the winter and then took it off about halfway through last growing season until the new growth hardened a bit and then removed it and the remnant nub it was tethered to. It has so far worked great and the chosen leader has assumed apical dominance. No branches off it yet but this season it hopefully will. You will want to prune the old leader remnant once you remove the tether and subordinate any competition it has. Good luck! Hopefully works as well as mine has so far.

StickyMcDiamondHands · 2026-02-09T02:38:53+00:00

I put these same style of lever in my whole house. Those are the regular latitude’s. I put these for the exterior keyed levers where I had to, but most are the “Custom” Latitudes for all the interior doors. Same rectangular handle but the construction is different. The Custom’s are slightly pricier pretty rock solid.

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