Great Expectations with sport/without sport

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SUEDIA
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Great Expectations with sport/without sport

Post by SUEDIA »

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to share how nice my Great Expectations looks after I performed surgery on it to remove the blue sport attached to it. Linda P gave me great advice and the confidence to go for it. I sure didn't want to lose my Great Exp to a blue sport or to a bad surgeon :eek: Anyway it is looking like it never had a sport on it.
What should I name the blue part? Just blue Great Exp Sport???
Thanks,
Sue
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Here it is today, looking very well.
Here it is today, looking very well.
Here it is before surgery.
Here it is before surgery.
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Post by Chris_W »

Hi Sue,

Looks great :)

Since Great Expectations is itself a sport from Elegans then the solid blue would be considered a reversion back to Elegans. You could label it Elegans if you want.
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Post by renaldo75 »

You did good, Sue!! :P That sure is a beautiful Great Expectations!! :cool:
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SUEDIA
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Post by SUEDIA »

Chris,
Thanks so much for your quick reply. I needed another Elegans so that is what I will put on the tag. This forum has helped me so much. Just dumb luck when I started and planted this one in clay, shows that it really likes it where it is at. I planted two others in good black soil and they died. Can't figure them out. Reldon, this one came out looking good, I have an Independence that I will have to post pictures of tonight for advice on that one.
Anyway thanks for all your help.
Sue
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Post by eastwood2007 »

Nice job, Sue! That GE looks great!
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Post by Linda P »

Suedia....looks like you passed your surgeon's test!
That's a beauty!
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Post by newtohosta-no more »

What a gorgeous GE! And you did an excellent job on taking out the solid part! :wink:
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