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Pruning Outdoor Juniper
Bear with me, I'm fairly new to outdoor gardening.
I recently bought my first house, and outside has what appears to be a very overgrown Juniper. It's roughly 10' tall, and even though it appears to have been trimmed into a Christmas-tree shape at some point, it's been awhile since it was taken care of. I've seen topiaries that are nicely shaped (like a spiral), and if I understand correctly, a juniper can be shaped like this, too. Can any ordinary juniper be shaped like this? If so, is it possible to take a 10' tall juniper that has a diameter (at the ground) of about 5', and trim it into a nice shape like this? I certainly don't want a 10' spiral topiary (and couldn't trim that high, anyway), so can I take some height off of it? If any of this is possible, do I need to do this at a special time of year (I'm in western NC)? Any special tools, other than pruning shears and scissors? Any tips or advice at all would be greatly appreciated. TIA, Mike PS, there were 2 other junipers that I had to remove. They have been devestated by some type of parasite: almost the entire front half of the tree/bush was leafless, and they smelled bad. Although this third one is only about 15' from those two, it seems to be healthy. |
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