hinoki cypress didn't make it...try again?
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pruning a dwarf hinoki cypress
Comments (8)a good start is to understand that it is not a shrub.. nor a tree ....it is a conifer .... each is pruning in a different manner ... once you understand what it is... it will be easier to learn about what you might want to do ... the best example of artful pruning would be bonsai ... what you want to do is the same principle... you just arent trying to shrink the plant ... google 'bonsai conifers' or some such thing ... flip over to the images page.. and just study the pix ... also ... find the latin name of the plant... again type what you know into google ... and then again.. flip to the images page.. and just look at how yours compares to what you see ... see if the muse of pruning strikes ... i am of the opinion.. that conifers will attain their own beauty on their own terms.. and dont really need me pruning them all into a perfect xmas tree shape .... yours is the first time i have run across a post by someone ... who like me... is thinking ... along the lines of.. the weirder the better .... or as you call it ... artful pruning ... the simplest guide i can give ... look at your hand... never cut off a finger at the nail .... or you will get weird growth at the tip .... if you want to remove something... remove a branch where it attaches to another branch ... or remove a finger at the hand ... and most important .... this is easily a ten year project .... you can always take more off later .... you cant put it back on .... good luck ken...See MoreHinoki Cypress Compacta
Comments (7)The more I work with these plants, the more I appreciate growing nurseries (and others who publish plant info) that omit references to "mature" size. Rather, I find it a whole lot more meaningful to discuss rate of growth, as that is really the differentiating factor between a dwarf conifer and a full growing species......the species just grows a lot faster :-) Hinoki cypress is a common name that is applied to the entire range of selections/cultivars of Chamaecyparis obtusa and that entire range can include plants with a wide variety of rates of growth, forms/shapes, foliage patterns and colors. The cultivar assigned the name of 'Compacta' is a slower growing and more compact form of the species. The other cultivar names listed - 'Nana', 'Gracilis' and all the scores more currently in cultivation - apply to plants which share characteristics unique to that specific name. The size terminology is separate from the cultivar name and could be listed as 'miniature', 'dwarf', 'intermediate' or 'large' but even these only describe a rate of growth, not the mature size....See MoreInteresting Dwarf Hinoki Cypress question
Comments (6)Both Dax and gardengal48 are very knowledgeable, but I would hesitate to say that anyone is 100% correct, when it comes to gardening. Our previous experiences, soil, temperature, moisture, humidity, sun intensity, and various other conditions all play a role in our gardens and the plants that are growing in our gardens. In this case, I would have listened to gardengal48 because while this could have been a reversion, it could also have been a sport - which could have been the source for a new cultivar of Hinoki. And, as gardengal48 said, it could have simply been a branch with adult foliage. In gardening, I hesitate to do any pruning too quickly, because once the pruning has been done, you can't add the removed branch back to the original plant. And as Dax said, yes, you probably could have rooted the removed branch to see how it would have developed in the coming years. I guess as long as you are happy with the result, there is no harm done. My .02 Mike...See MoreCan someone identify this Hinoki Cypress?
Comments (8)I sounded sharp.I was thinking of my beautiful c. obtusa 'nana', which isn't very nana. Just hitting its stride at 15 t x 10 w. It is in the middle of the perennial bed and is not what I imagined but too gorgeous to remove. I know, I know (now) "ultimate height" etc...but what I didn't know 10 years ago could fill a book and what I don't know now would fill 15. It really is a lovely tree; you'll enjoy it for many years....See Morebossyvossy
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