Kevin, I get backbudding on semi-hardwood, but never on old wood, and it's
not for want of light. Even those that have been put back into the ground
refuse absolutely to show any sign of life on old wood, even after 2 years
of t.l.c. in a climate that the Hinoki likes.

Lisa

"kevin bailey" wrote in message
news:000301c33134$f93f6e10$1b99fea9@Action...
Sorry, Pedro, none of the Chamaecyparis backbud. The only way of
keeping a
dense head of foliage is to pinch prune them mercilessly.

I get quite good backbudding on C pisifera and C p boulevard when I open
up the trunk to sunlight by removing unwanted branches, pinching and
feeding heavily.

Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales


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