My experience with larches (in sandy soil) is they need a lot of water the first year when planted in leaf before the start of summer. I water them what I would consider excessive for other plants. Once they started to decline, I have not been able to stop it.

This photo was taken 6/21 does that make a difference with the flush? Back when I bought the spiral weeping cherry. I have been trying to just research it...curious if the top gets the width size or if it's the length that pools at the base they are measuring. If I chose to find one say spring of next year...it won't be until mid June. With our plans to be out of the country for two weeks around the beginning of June. Is this bad planning...should fall be a better course of action to take? Contemplating replacing the forsythia with something like this...your saying 3'...the reason that the root ball would be more appropriate for the canopy? I had thought on having some goofy spectacles/glasses on a stake made for it. For quirkiness...I could maybe secure the tree if need be to said scrap art piece? (If I do decide to do such a thing) I had thought to plant one back by our waterfall...but...I am not seeing where this is juglone tolerant. So that can't be done. The only other place would be where the forsythia is located. Ken...the one you are telling me to do get is the one I posted about and is in the link you attached...not the one that bboy mentioned...correct?

you can put a pic in a post.. by replying to your own original post.. when you put them in different posts.. they get separated ... i will link to the pic post.. and hope others.. will let this post die welcome to GW ... and the conifer forum ... i suspect you have more rare conifers.. lets see some pix.. in other posts ... we will get you up to speed on GW .. dont worry about that ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

well .... what is your goal ... if its a natural specimen.. then leave it alone ... if its pissin you off somehow.. teach it a lesson ... there are no rules with it... its yours.. do whatever you want with it ... but i do suggest ... you do it.. when its a bare naked lady ... so you can see what you are doing... to make proper pruning cuts describe your goal... and go for it ... but i dont recommend just whacking on it with a machete ... i was kinda surprised by the pic.. i expected it planted 13 inches from the house .. and 40 feet tall ... lol a lot of us.. would pay a lot of money for it.. just as it stands.. dont think your need to do anything.. just for the sake of doing it... ken