Best time to move this Juniperus virginiana?
jalcon
8 years ago
I have two of these, probably are planted to close to the house but whatever.. They are some sort of juniperus virginiana cultivar I think...This first one has a great shape and I've been pruning that to keep it at a manageable size. Pic below..
However this next one, I plan on moving it. It's just to crowded where it's at. I know its a big project but I'm not scurred. At the base, this is probably a good 36-42" across.. see pic below..
How big should the rootball be? And also, what time of year should I do this? Thanks!
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Comments (11)i understood you will be at moms on either day ... i was joking about holiday time ... you refill the hole WITH NATIVE SOIL ... you get it from somewhere else on the property ... besides... this time of year.. with the plants dormant.. there is no reason not to bare root them.. and leave all the soil there ... wrap them like a burrito in some newspaper... wet.. and wrap in a plastic grocery bag ... just to keep the wet paper from making a mess in the car.. the plant above is NOT wrapped in plastic ... should last at least a few days as such ... plant when you get home ... no need to pot them ... simply plant them ... the seeds got near the foundation.. from a bird sitting on the gutter or roof edge.. finishing the digestive process ... wink wink.. if you know what i mean ... lol ... if the trees in your area are changing color... then you can basically presume.. all plants are dormant or nearly so ... expect any leaves to fall off soon after moving ... you have been warned.. do whatever pleases you ... thats how i learned.. when 10 years later.. i cursed moving a ROS for the billion seedlings popping up everywhere.. only took me 5 years to kill them all ... ken...See MorePurchasing Juniperus Virginiana 'Skyrocket' or...???
Comments (19)According to B. Fincham (pers. comm.) "Van Hoey Smith" is a mistake for 'Aureovariegata' (or maybe he said 'Variegata', I'm not sure now). Undetermined propagation material was sent over with the note "ex Van Hoey Smith" indicating where it came from, this became the name of the plant by mistake. A local garden center has stocked this mis-labeled distribution at least a few times, I've pointed out the correct identification twice but I don't think they've ever changed the tags. Part of the problem is that garden center staff may get people making such comments rather often and not know the difference themselves, so they just keep the wrong labels - may also not want to print up new ones. And it's a biota (Platycladus) cultivar, not an arborvitae (T. occidentalis). Note also it's T. occidentalis 'Yellow Ribbon', with no 's' on the end. An all-yellow hedge could also be tiresome. Depends on the setting. If it was off by itself where you didn't see it all the time......See MoreJuniperus virginiana - Aromatic Red Cedar?
Comments (13)Pinetree, What birds might be expected in a collage of conifers (all species of Pines, Spruces, "anything I can grow here successfully which is quite a chunk let's say" and the addition of shrubs bearing fruit specifically planted for the birds? I'm talking on six acres so plenty of room to congregate. Thanks! Dax I'll be 40 miles south of the Mississippi River from the city of Rock Island, IL? Somewhat near 'Loud Thunder State Park'... And I've been to the National Audobon Website, the Illinois State 'websites' for Birds... But I'm not well-versed in this subject, so if you can help, great. I already assume these: Bluebird Cardinal was told by locals that wild turkey will be there Pheasant for sure. Hawks - I don't know which ones. Sparrows - House Sparrow are everywhere in the US I think. Purple Finch are at my birdfeeder already. Red Headed Woodpecker and other Woodpecker I've. Don't know them well though. Beautiful birds though. I've also had a little bird blue in color that is notoriuous for 'running' down tree trunks. (I forget it's name). Never seen a goldfinch yet. Hummingbirds I've seen. Black Orioles are everywhere outside the city. I want/wish my yard to be screaming with the chirping of birds. Thanks again! Later. No pond... um... Lots of Blue Heron at Loud Thunder State Park though. Also, what Owl's might I expect. I saw one at Loud Thunder. Simply amazing. white underside with brown tips on the wings and more brown coloration on the tops! I know this is your specialty for certain areas of the world. Like I say, any info would be fun. See ya....See MoreJuniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl' sport
Comments (6)Hi Keith and Dax, Nice sport you found on the 'Grey Owl'. About 15 years ago in Holland a simular sport is found by the Van Den Top Nursery and they called it 'Golden Spring'. It happends that simular sports are found around the world. Also in Holland I came across a yellow variegated sport of the 'Grey Owl' but I saw it never into the trade. I found 2 differend white variegated sports of the 'Grey Owl' on the same plant; One have the blue/grey color of the motherplant with big white spots and I named it 'Filips Polar Festival' and the other one have dark green foliage with tiny white spots and I give this one the name 'Filips Snowdance'. It happens a lot that variegated sports will revert back to the original form. In this case with Keith's sport I'm not afraid that this will happen. I always will make a cutting or more a.s.a.p. because you will never forgive yourself if this sport is gone by whatever reason when you wait another year. Never cut back the whole sport, always leave a bit for next year new growth. Indeed Dax, I found and still will find several sports and seedlingselections and put these in the "Filip Collection". I takes a lot of time and patience between finding a new conifer and to bring it into the trade. Most of the time it will take 8 till 10 years before you have the first big amound of it and bring it on the commercial market. Here is a link that might be useful: The Filip Collection...See Morejalcon
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