Plant identification, please...S.E. MI z5
Parker L (S.E., Mich)
4 years ago
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Comments (23)lovemany ... look at one of your posts.. next to your name it says NONE ... go to your members page ... and change that into closest large city and z? ... whatever your zone is ... these peeps in z8 and 9... will have a better understanding of where you are.. and why its not in bud... etc.. i mean really ... if you are in z9.. and it should have budded weeks ago.. its dead.. if you are z5 MI like me.. post a pic in a month when it gets closer to leafing out ... i presume in one of your many posts.. you probably told us where you are.. but it needs to be in every post.. because we cant keep track of everyone ... well.. i cant ... ken ps: the dead of winter cracks me up here on GW.. we are so starved for new posts.. we will argue about brown sticks.. lol .. just to talk to each other ... thx for your multitude of posts ... so as to entertain us.. when you get your IDs.. head on over to the shrub forum.. if you want ideas on how to take care of these things ... and over there use good searchable titles ... with the latin names included ......See MoreWeeping yellow spruce identification help
Comments (15)Stuart's suggestions of full sun and the shade cloth I also recommend. I shaded mine the first 2 years. The wait is worth it. It's a cool tree. The form on these can vary a little depending on the tendencies of the side branch that they are grafted from. Some also don't realize that they aren't a side branch anymore for quite some time. I've seen ones with upright sky reaching branching structures, to more pendulous branches (Well they all look kind pendulous until the new growth hardens off), and I have even seen a ridiculously narrow and old specimen that was posted on here some years back. Your's is pretty darn weepy, which is pretty cool. The new growth on a lot of my weeping spruces starts off extremely pendulous and then begins to curve more upwards towards the end of summer. The next years growth usually weighs the branches down again. Only time will tell what form it will keep as it ages. Older specimens tend to start reaching more upward. Please do give us an update on it's progress in a few years. would love to see if it stays strongly pendulous and narrow or if it grows out of this stage. Well, I also simply enjoy seeing any pictures of peoples conifers. =) Here's mine from yesterday. It should be much taller but it has lost it's leader quite a few times. Possibly due to terminal bud damage from birds perching on it or weevil/insect damage....See MoreYellow wildflower ID please, S.E. MI, z5
Comments (6)We call it Swamp Sunflower out here. Grows in the ditches and wild places. Continues to grow from the roots as well as drop seeds. Hardy. Perennial. Comes back faithfully. Can be cut back so that it stays lower to the ground if you only want flowers 18" high for example. Single stems easy to pull out if you want it thinned or have stragglers you don't want. Flowers are long blooming and look nice. Repeat bloomer especially if you deadhead. Heidi...See MoreTwo Plants Near Lake S.E. MI, z5b
Comments (3)Callicarpa for the shrub. I would recommend posting id questions on the Name the Plant Forum where there's a wider audience of people specifically interested in identification. https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/namegal...See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
4 years agoParker L (S.E., Mich)
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4 years agoJ Williams
4 years agotheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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4 years agofloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoParker L (S.E., Mich)
4 years agoParker L (S.E., Mich)
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