Re: [gardeners] Planting of an Up-side down tree
Margaret Lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:03:24 -0700
At 09:10 AM 2/19/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I was wondering if you could help meÐ Ð I am a student at Strathclyde
University ‚Scotland’Ð and I wish to enquire if it is possible in theory or
in practiceРto plant a tree upside down given that its roots areРin soil
‚a roof garden up above say a ceiling and Ð the tree grows down through
the roof also with the sunРbeing reflected from the floor up to the tree
to foolÐ it that it is growing the right way upÐ Ð I dont mean to be
harmful to the trees but it is theoreticalРfor a project in ecologyРРI
wish to make the statement that cities mess up theРenviroment so this is
a messed up treeÐ Ð If you donrt know could you possibly point me in the
rightÐ direction as who to write to‚or Email’Ð Ð Kind RegardsÂÐ Ð Ð Michael
Hernon.Ð Ð PS Could you please reply soon as my project depends on it.
>
I have seen fruit trees that were started out upside down at Michigan State
University. Branches reached out, then toward the roots, since it was
anti-gravity, I guess. then they were turned right side up, and the branch
tips that pointed toward the roots gradually changed direction and pointed
toward the sky. The object was to get a tree whose fruit could be picked
from the ground. You might try a search using Michigan State University to
see if you can find someone in fruit tree science in the Agricultural
college to find out more information. Margaret