Odd growth on sycamore

[Goaty]

Keeps occuring on nursery stock, I hav'nt seen it on sycamore, but have on norway maple, apples, beech, ash and several others. Kent James, is like cloning.

[treequip]

Last thing I saw it on was an Ash, the customer was adamant it had to be removed before it infected other trees and wouldn't be swayed.

 

Who am I to argue with all that firewood?

[barneyr123]

Lovely Fasciation, never seen it on a Sycamore before, however I have seen it on a Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'...A Fascinating Fasciation Fascination!

[Steve Bullman]

Theres actually a possibility it is a variety of maple. It was on regrowth on a trunk which was part of a hedgerow, didn't really pay a huge amount of attention to it to be honest

[openspaceman]

Keeps occuring on nursery stock, I hav'nt seen it on sycamore, but have on norway maple, apples, beech, ash and several others. Kent James, is like cloning.

 

I used to see it more in the bad old days of 245t.

[devon TWiG]

I seem to remember seeing it cultivated somewhere for use in flower arranging many years ago , on nursery stock shrubs .

[ScottF]

There's a common variety of Cryptomeria japonica which has a strange, coral-like growth pattern which is caused by fasciation Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata'

 

Clearly a marketable feature in some instances.

[treeseer]

There's a common variety of Cryptomeria japonica which has a strange, coral-like growth pattern which is caused by fasciation Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata'

 

Clearly a marketable feature in some instances.

Yes, but a tricky one to manage! Noted in the attached tale by Nora Bryan.

Detective Dendro - The Case of the Fantastic Fans.pdf

[daltontrees]

Yes, but a tricky one to manage! Noted in the attached tale by Nora Bryan.

 

A most enjoyable read. Do you know what happen if a fasciated twig is allowed to keep growing for a few years?

[treeseer]

A most enjoyable read. Do you know what happen if a fasciated twig is allowed to keep growing for a few years?

Yes, there's nothing like sexual tension to heighten interest. Please send Nora your response--she needs to write another!

 

ime, fasciated tips don't grow fast. Sometimes they divide further and twist more. I like leaving them as curiosities, for the owner to groove on. But some will have none of such uncontrolled behaviour in their gardens.