pruning a dwarf hinoki cypress
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Mike Larkin
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Comments (25)Not necessarily. A symmetrical house does not require a similarly symmetrically planned garden to generate a coordinated look. It depends totally on how the entire landscape is approached as well as the greater context. In fact, a distinctly asymmetrical (and by extension, a more informal or casual) landscape plan can soften the starkness that often accompanies very symmetrical architecture. Like KarinL's, my own home is extremely symmetrical - a Cape Cod style with a perfectly centered entry flanked by identical windows spaced exactly the same on the facade. The only thing NOT symmetrical about the structure is its placement on the lot - one side yard is approximately double the width of the other. And the narrow side has (had) a slight slope to a lower level. When we purchased the house, the front landcaping consisted only of a large, diseased conifer at the crest of the slope, pretty much a blank slate. The rest was lawn, bisected by the front walk. After living with the symmetry for a number of years and planting pretty much to accommodate it, it struck me that the presentation was much too static and well, boring. The walk was ripped up, the entry to the garden was relocated well to one side and a gradually curved, wide meandering walkway was installed to lead you from this offset entrance to the front door. The mirror image patches of lawn were trashed and became deep, irregularly shaped planting beds. The only concession to symmetry is the proportion and balance of the planting masses. The effect now is a much more aesthetically interesting presentation. But these are indeed landscape design issues and perhaps more appropriately addressed in the appropriate forum. But it is important to remember that there are no hard "rules" when it comes to landscaping and just because one has a home with a very symmetrical appearance, it does not necessarily follow that the landscaping must echo that symmetry. I'd venture to say that you will have a far more interesting and successful landscape if it does not....See MoreInteresting Dwarf Hinoki Cypress question
Comments (6)Both Dax and gardengal48 are very knowledgeable, but I would hesitate to say that anyone is 100% correct, when it comes to gardening. Our previous experiences, soil, temperature, moisture, humidity, sun intensity, and various other conditions all play a role in our gardens and the plants that are growing in our gardens. In this case, I would have listened to gardengal48 because while this could have been a reversion, it could also have been a sport - which could have been the source for a new cultivar of Hinoki. And, as gardengal48 said, it could have simply been a branch with adult foliage. In gardening, I hesitate to do any pruning too quickly, because once the pruning has been done, you can't add the removed branch back to the original plant. And as Dax said, yes, you probably could have rooted the removed branch to see how it would have developed in the coming years. I guess as long as you are happy with the result, there is no harm done. My .02 Mike...See Morehinoki cypress didn't make it...try again?
Comments (10)no in-ground amendments ... see link below ... regardless of clay or not.. you might try planting high .. and adding a good quality topsoil ... to the mound ... half the root mass.. goes in native soil ... half above ... often ... it is not the soil itself.. but rather.. planting in a foreign soil.. with the peat like potting media ... and the plant never gets outside the hole .. by planting high.. in a good soil ... you give it time.. to get past the actual planting.. and put its own roots into the native soil ... and there would be the added issue.. of bare rooting.. in the proper planting season ... to get rid of the potting media .... you need to pull it out.. and observe what it did underground ... i would NEVER.. rely on LAWN sprinklers.. to water trees .. its usually not of long enough duration .. to get down the 6 to 12 inches [depending on how big you planted] ... to get to the trees root zone ... not to mention.. if you are growing blue plants ... wearing off the surface wax.. that makes them blue ... and finally ... NEVER PLANT IN AUGUST ... just because you buy it.. does not mean it proper planting time .. i believe that is also covered at the link ... i increased my success rate by 25% learning that lesson ... you have to insert finger.. 2 or 3 inches.. and FIND OUT ... if you are getting water to the root zone ... now dig it up.. and snap some pix.. and lets see what happened down under ... ken https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub...See MoreHelp with pruning Hinoki compacta cypress tree
Comments (8)the bush lost it's compact growth pattern ...... and it's regrowth is spread out instead of the being compact, ==>>> perhaps someone can explain the word compact to OP in regard to this plant ... it seems he has certain expectations.... it seems that based on the name alone.. OP expects it not to grow all that much ... and based on the growth i see ... that is not the fact .. but i dont know what a non-compacta should grow ... MI is a lot less than say.. the PNW ... simply because the growing season is half ... which of course begs the question... are we sure it is compacta???? ken...See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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