it is a conifer... as well as a tree ... there are a few CA peeps in the conifer forum ... sarah.... formandfoliage specifically.. who can answer your question ... as a hardcore enthusiast.. with a collection over 600.. i ask.. why are you already planning on haircuts... if God made them to weep to the ground.. is there some reason you think better????? its yours to do as you wish ... perhaps due to space constraints ...... but my point simply.. dont make assumptions ... as your presumption is the first reason i bought most of these type plants... to watch the 'skirt' develop .... to have the plants that one might say.. look like a puddling melting candle .. lol.. never thought of that one before ... see link .. add the latin name of yours to see it potential .... ken Here is a link that might be useful: all kinds.. now limit it down to yours ...

Canyon- Thanks for the input. What you don't see is a small tree that's probably 40 feet straight ahead of that window. Not sure what it is, it has purple leaves in the summer and right now has beautiful pink flowers. Unfortunately, they only last about a week each spring! In the summer, you can only see that bay window from one direction. My thought process was to have this weep out and over the bed and a part of the lawn area. Walking up my path to the front steps, this will be on full display behind the crimson queen maple on the corner that turns a fantastic bright red in season. I thought the contrast of that with the golden mops and WBAC and Colorado Blue Spruce on the end would make a nice array of color contrast. That bay window is a solid 8 or 9 feet from the ground at the midpoint. It's about 2.5 feet out from the bay window also (And 4 feet from the foundation.) Unless I'm totally missing something (which very well could be the case!) I don't think it will ever block much, if any sunlight or the view, unless I just let it grow straight up without training it outward. Again, trying to learn as I go here. I actually did the entire other side of my house about 4 years ago and that's really starting to fill in nicely. I'm not one to just plant something and walk away. I carefully prune everything (including a cool topiary on the far left that you can just make out in the first photo) at least 3 times a year. That one keeps my on my toes as the Pom's can get out of control pretty quickly during growth periods. Sara - Wow! I saw your 2 WBAC's in the archway in background of that one photo.. absolutely stunning! And Thank you for the tips on pruning, I will absolutely look further into them, much appreciated! I really truly do appreciate all the insights from everyone.. thanks again! Keep em' coming!!!

Hey, new to the forum. I recently purchased a weeping blue atlas cedar and Im looking for some advice. It was trained into a serpentine shape and is now about 4 feet tall. Whoever trained it didnt keep up with it and the main leader is thick and heading back towards the ground. I recently tried to wire to get the leader going back up to continue the serpentine, but i am wondering if my wiring could hurt the tree too much. Please help, love this tree and wouldnt want to lose it! Should I chop main leader and try to train the one it gets replaced with?

i recently purchased a home with a weeping blue atlas cedar in the backyard. I had to transplant in the fall it because we put up a fence. Well it’s lost a significant amount of needles in the past couple months. Idk if this is stress due to the harsh winter and it being transplaneted, or if it’s dying. I attached two pictures... the picture with a large ammount of needles was taken in the fall right after I transplanted it. The other picture was just taken today.