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Comments (11)If you want to hear a lot of usless bs spouted by people who claim only to be helping you, 1). start talking about horses or 2). ask how to plant a tree. First. Hardiness is not the issue. I live in an area that is borderline zone 5/6, and they do fine in this area. The biggest I've seen are in the 40' range, and they came through this last winter with no winterburn. Note: location always makes a difference. Second. Size of transplant is not the issue. No way, no how, and I don't care what your personal preference is. Hold your pointy finger and thumb like a gun and point towards the sky. This is the tall man. Now point to the side. This is the short man. And has about the same bearing on size of the tree. beyond that, you HAVE to understand root systems, and the difference between different species, and I don't care who you are, there are not enough people who know what they are talking about to be quoted. When branches die shortly after being planted, the most likely culprit is mis-handling. Always. And even the best companies in the world will have individual employees who just haven't gotten the message. Sorry to hear about the woes with the builder. If you want to compare notes, I'll buy the first beer. The one with the better story to tell gets to drink for free the rest of the night. I will say this much: A great job can be made shoddy by not paying attention to the details at the end of the job; ie, gutter screens. When it comes to landscape stuff, there are no two answers that will ever be the same. And four people, you will get five answers. Ask ten, you'll get fifteen, and it gets worse from there. The only more opinionated jerks are horse people. or bbq snobs, but that's another story. Myself, I live in a house lined with tin foil. And I'm beginning to think I'm the sane one....See MoreCollecting Cryptomeria Seeds
Comments (9)I do Cryptomerias seeding every years, the species and cultivars. I pick up seeds in october/november when the green cones change to brown, as said Wolfgang, you wait about one week that they have dried. I sow directly in small box outside or sometimes in december or early january if i don't had time before (so the seeds stored in the refrigerator). Thus the strtification is natural outside until the germination. For example you can see below the 2012 seeding. Early March: Early April Cryptomeria jap. 'Rasen' seedling in June. Cryptomeria jap. 'Sekkan' seedling in June, you can see few white color charactere. Cryptomeria jap. 2years old without special charactere will be use as rootstock. Julien...See MoreReally want to get Cryptomeria & P. sitchensis through winter
Comments (8)Juicy- This is the first year I've grown Picea sitchensis... and was told at the nursery I bought it at that it was hardy here on the border of 5/6. They have a nice sized 3-4 ft (maybe larger) specimen of "Papoose" growing in a somewhat open area. I was told that particular "papoose" did have some tip die back at -20F (our all time record low) in 1994, but was not severely injured or defoliated. It has not had any injury since. Regarding the cryptomeria, most are marginal in zone 5. I have both "Yoshino" and "Sekkan-Sugi," which have done well through about -8F four years ago (not a true test I know)... I've had the best luck with "Yoshino," which has proven very reliable here and I have seen pictures of it growing at the Morton Arb. in Zone 5 Illinois. It never discolors or burns and grows very fast *2ft or more a year*. I've had good luck with "Sekkan-Sugi" in summer sun/winter shade... and have seen quite a few nice ones growing in a small arboretum outside of Akron, OH. I tried Elegans and it was severely damaged (not hardy at all, even through a mild winter and wrapped in burlap), though I've heard that Elegans Nana is hardier and growing at the Dawes aroboretum in Mid-Ohio, z5/6....See MoreCryptomeria japonica browning on top
Comments (4)jenpro, The most common problem with recently planted woodies is water, either too much or too little. The correct technique is this: 1. Dig hole, same depth as rootball and at least twice as wide. 2. Fill with water & let drain. 3. Repeat #2. 4. Thoroughly moisten the plant's rootball prior to setting in the ground. To do so, put in deep bucket and let soak, maximum 20 minutes; longer kills roots. 5. Set the plant minus container in hole. 6. Fill in with original soil. 7. Water to settle the soil. 8. Follow-up irrigations for the next several months go directly to the area of the original rootball because that's the soil that dries the most rapidly. FYI: In the future, I suggest you start your own thread. That way, the replies would be emailed to you rather than the one who began this thread....See More- 10 years ago
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