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bent echium shrub

carlowplayer · 2014-05-23 17:30:29

An Echium Shrub we planted 7 months ago has be growing bent wards to the right towards the sun i am wondering is there a method of straigtening it without damaging it or should i just leave it as it is

23-05-2014 6:30pm

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carlowplayer

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An Echium Shrub we planted 7 months ago has be growing bent wards to the right towards the sun i am wondering is there a method of straigtening it without damaging it or should i just leave it as it is

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lottpaul

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Any I have seen tend to lean over and seem to come to no harm but it might be an idea to stake it as it grows taller. I wouldn't try to straighten the existing part but train new growth along a strong stake.

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