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ricksample
10 years ago

Which one to I take out and which one gets the center spot?

We have Malus x 'Prairifire' VS Picea pungens 'Sester' Dwarf'.

You probably remember my plan from earlier this year with a pic of this bed from the other side. My plan was to replace the crabapple with Sester Dwarf. I transplanted the spruce last month... then the crabapple lit up the sky.

The problem: The crab was one of the first trees I planted 5 years ago. When purchased, it had red leaves and bright pink flowers. Little did I know the red leaves turn to greenish, the flowers last for 1 week and it has no fall color. The leaves turn brown and drop. it's a nice looking tree otherwise (when in bloom), but I'm not sure it's worthy of being at the entry point to my house. Transplanting isn't an option... planted from a B&B 5 years ago.

On another note, I'm not sure how spectacular that spruce will look when it gets 4-5 feet tall. It's a fairly new tree, haven't seen what the color the new growth looks like. Right now it's a washed out looking blue color. But then again, my hoopsii was around that color before it turned a nice bright blue.

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