Help with tree/bush
 

We are putting in a new walk in front of our house, this is causing us to move
some bushes. The first one we moved is an Arborvitae, it had been against the
house so that side of it is bare, what can we do to stumulate new growth?

The other is a mugho pine that has very little growth in the inner branches,
can we do anything to help growth there?
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ojunk (AussieResc) wrote:

We are putting in a new walk in front of our house, this is causing us to move
some bushes. The first one we moved is an Arborvitae, it had been against the
house so that side of it is bare, what can we do to stumulate new growth?

Cut out dead wood and when it gets more light, some new shoots will
sprout. It won't fill in completely but will eventually green up if it
gets enough light on the side that was against the house. For best
growth, arborvitae needs fertile, well drained but moist soil, in full
sun to light shade. In dense shade, plants become open and leggy and
less attractive. They can be transplanted balled and burlapped or
container-grown at any season of the year. Arborvitae will grow well in
both acidic and alkaline soils.

The other is a mugho pine that has very little growth in the inner branches,
can we do anything to help growth there?

You can't do a lot. If you prune the extremities of the plant, the
interior will tend to fill in. It will take a while. Mugho pine is a
shrub or small tree. Most mugho pines are selected to be dwarf. They
grows best in sun or partial shade and in a deep, moist loam. The plant
best recovers from transplanting when moved balled and burlapped. Plant
size and density can be controlled by pruning. Several cultivars are
available:'compacta'-- rounded, 3 feet tall, 'Gnome'--about 12 feet
tall, 'Hesse'-- dwarf, 'mugo'--2 1/2 to 6 feet tall but very broad,
'pumilo'--prostrate.

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"AussieResc" wrote in message
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We are putting in a new walk in front of our house, this is causing us to
move
some bushes. The first one we moved is an Arborvitae, it had been against
the
house so that side of it is bare, what can we do to stumulate new growth?

The other is a mugho pine that has very little growth in the inner
branches,
can we do anything to help growth there?

Like most conifers, arborvitae will not generate new growth from bare wood.
If there is still some foliage on these branches, moving the plant so that
it receives more even light conditions will help, but it is not a fast
process for them to fill in.

Ditto with the pine. The vast majority of conifers will simply not bud out
from old wood. Pruning should be done regularly and begun while the plant is
still quite young to keep it dense and compact.

If the plants are too spindly and bare, you may be best served by removing
and replacing them.

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