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What to do with Cupressus
We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous
owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to fit down the lane. The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the trees are quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really silly spot in the first place. NB. Of course, we should have thought of their future years ago, but they didn't seem to grow much for years and years. Last year, they took off like a pair of rockets! =:-0 -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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What to do with Cupressus
"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to fit down the lane. The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, I don't know but you may as well try it as I don't thnik pruning will work. then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the They will probably not look any good as they may not grow back over areas that are pruned heavily leaving ugly brown spots or bare areas. David |
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What to do with Cupressus
"Trish Brown" wrote in message
... We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to fit down the lane. The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then will they survive severe annual pruning? No and no. The most savage pruning they can survive is only into green growth. |
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"Trish Brown" wrote in message
... We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to fit down the lane. The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the trees are quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really silly spot in the first place. NB. Of course, we should have thought of their future years ago, but they didn't seem to grow much for years and years. Last year, they took off like a pair of rockets! =:-0 i thought cypresses are ruined for life by pruning...? (i might be thinking of something else, but various conifers just can't be pruned because they don't regain a good shape, ever). i'm getting a bit brutal in my middle age, but i vote chop them down & plant something more suitable :-) kylie |
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What to do with Cupressus
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"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to fit down the lane. The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the trees are quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really silly spot in the first place. NB. Of course, we should have thought of their future years ago, but they didn't seem to grow much for years and years. Last year, they took off like a pair of rockets! =:-0 i thought cypresses are ruined for life by pruning...? (i might be thinking of something else, but various conifers just can't be pruned because they don't regain a good shape, ever). i'm getting a bit brutal in my middle age, but i vote chop them down & plant something more suitable :-) kylie Psst! I'd love to, only hubby has formed a deep and mystical relationship with them. He wants to save them if he can. Me, I'd rather have something a bit more bird-worthy. =:-0 -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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What to do with Cupressus
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Trish Brown wrote: The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the trees are quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really silly spot in the first place. i'm getting a bit brutal in my middle age, but i vote chop them down & plant something more suitable :-) Psst! I'd love to, only hubby has formed a deep and mystical relationship with them. He wants to save them if he can. Me, I'd rather have something a bit more bird-worthy. =:-0 Given that they are unlikely to survive transplanting, I suggest you encourage him to try that ;-) Really, I suggest replacing them with a smaller type, if he must have cypresses. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ |
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