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ID this small reviving conifer, please?
Hi.
When we moved in to this house a year ago we found the previous owners had discarded this potted conifer over the back fence. It had one or two signs of life on it so while we got on with other things we put it in a shaded part of the garden and have kept it well watered over the last 12 months. About two months ago it had hardly any needles on it, so I put a good sprinkling of iron sulphate above the roots & kept watering. Now it has a reasonable showing of blue-grey needles in tiny individual clusters on several branches, none on others. Can anyone tell me what it is? And can anyone tell me if this is its natural state, i.e. just little clusters of needles at the end of stalks, but no general overall coverage. http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/g...ingconifer.jpg Please ignore the cluster of blue grass just to the right - it gives the impression of good growth in the conifer in that area! Thanks. Eddy. |
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ID this small reviving conifer, please?
Eddy writes
Hi. When we moved in to this house a year ago we found the previous owners had discarded this potted conifer over the back fence. It had one or two signs of life on it so while we got on with other things we put it in a shaded part of the garden and have kept it well watered over the last 12 months. About two months ago it had hardly any needles on it, so I put a good sprinkling of iron sulphate above the roots & kept watering. Now it has a reasonable showing of blue-grey needles in tiny individual clusters on several branches, none on others. Can anyone tell me what it is? And can anyone tell me if this is its natural state, i.e. just little clusters of needles at the end of stalks, but no general overall coverage. No, it's not it's normal state. But the trouble with conifers is that they don't generally re-sprout from old wood or (of course) dead wood. I'd guess that the branches with no needles are probably dead. You can try cutting back gently bit-by-bit on these. Live will have light colour in middle, dead will be brown all through. If they are dead, remove them. Then see what you have left and how much you like it. It's a very attractive tree, and I think it would look reasonable if you got rid of the big largely dead branch. -- Kay |
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ID this small reviving conifer, please?
K wrote:
No, it's not it's normal state. But the trouble with conifers is that they don't generally re-sprout from old wood or (of course) dead wood. I'd guess that the branches with no needles are probably dead. You can try cutting back gently bit-by-bit on these. Live will have light colour in middle, dead will be brown all through. If they are dead, remove them. Then see what you have left and how much you like it. It's a very attractive tree, and I think it would look reasonable if you got rid of the big largely dead branch. Thanks, Kay. It's worth a go, isn't it. If it doesn't fill out at least I'll have tried. Will take your advice re cutting back carefully, bit-by-bit. By the way, the Blue Cedar (posted about earlier) has got dramatically worse over the past week. I'll hang on just in case there's a last-minute reversal. Tragic that the previous owners bought these beautiful shrubs and just didn't put them in in suitable places or care for them sufficiently. Another sad plant was a variegated rhododendron: planted in full sun and full wind, the sides of the leaves appeared burnt. Anyway gave it daily watering and some iron and it has given us lovely blossom and, now, fresh healthy new leaves. It's in the wrong place still, but I think I'll leave it there. It may not survive a move. Eddy. |
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