Young Picea orientalis Gowdy dried out after winter
massimiliano_allegri
3 years ago
I put this tree in last Fall, it was already not looking the best, but after winter it appears to have really dried out. The ends of many branches are denuded or brown. Some have buds, some don't. I'm in SE PA. Should I do anything to this tree, like prune back the dead branch segments? Or just let it go and see how it does?
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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
3 years ago
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Cutting back vigorous growing leaders (Picea & Abies)
Comments (35)Oh thanks to you both...the zone thing is really confusing especially out here in the land of the microclimates. We used to be 8b which never made sense to me, now are 9b which is much more realistic, but we do much better with the Sunset zones which take account of the proximity to the ocean, elevation, etc. I am in the milder part of 9b (I can even keep Bouganvillea going, it just freezes to the ground every 5-6 years) (I hate it - it is here because my husband likes it!) and we do have summer fog not infrequently as we are not far from the ocean. We are the opposite of the midwest in that our summers are dry (until the fog comes in) and our winters are humid. What we hear from the conifer aficionados out here is that even if you water using drip (which I do), the conifers need overhead water from time to time, especially in a heat wave. I have a big sprinkler that I move around periodically to give everything a shower. Keeps things cleaner, too, as we generally get no rain between April and October. Thanks all for your info. I have learned so much from this forum. Here is a link that might be useful: Form and Foliage...See MoreSuddenly Jun.Comm. 'Compressa' dried up
Comments (17)Yes, I dug it up. The soil is sandy, there was no flood the last months. The roots are pliable, brown and look healthy, see below : I looked carefully and tried to break branches. The upper branches are brittle, but the lower 10 inches from the ground are healthy and show healthy green foliage. So it seems the upper part froze. This winter was different that during the colder part there was little snow on the ground, there were also no larger conifers closer to it, so the exposed parts of this juniper froze to death. I could cut the upper part off and replant the lower part elsewhere, but it would not produce a 'Compressa' and could freeze again, so it goes into yard waste. It looked really nice last year, but well... This J.c.'Compressa' I bought from Roslyn Nursery, Dix Hill, NY, via mail perhaps 6 years ago. I also bought then a J.c. 'Gold Cone' which is doing fine. The other healthy J.c.'Compressa' I bought 10 years ago from Rockspray Nursery, Truro, Mass. (Heathers are their specialty) but they probably bought it from somewhere else. It seems that these Junipers are not as hardy as registered for, and I have to put protection around the healthy 'Compressa' which is exposed starting this year. And then, here is a Magnolia in full bloom just next to the dug up Juniper. On the left you see a 'Gold Cone' (no gold yet), to the right behind the Magnolia is a Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'. Glorious spring! Behind Magnolia and C.n.'Pendula' are neighbors Leyland cypresses which have lost branches due to snow load. Bernd...See MorePicea omorika & Guests
Comments (54)Thanks for this update, Dax, your family of Serbians is quite impressive. It's great to see what they can do when fully established. This thread is extremely valuable for your progression photos. It's also just nice to read through this thread again since there's so much interesting content. Last spring, thie thread inspired me to plant 5 young P. omorika 'Pendula's. They were about 3 feet tall last winter when one of them had the leader eaten off (and spit back out) by a deer. The other four are doing well. I replaced the damaged plant with a P. omorika 'Bruns' of about the same size and now all are doing well. I need to remember to photograph them each year to capture their growth. Thanks for taking the time. Alex...See MorePicea orientalis 'Nutans' - could it be something else?
Comments (10)The form of this could be 'Nutans". I am growing two that I got from Suncrest Gardens in PA. They are very irregular when very young, but after 6 or 8 years or so they begin to develop an upright leader and adopt a weeping form that retains some irregularity, but generally grow in a more or less balanced form. Very graceful in my opinion. As for the color, I don't know. Different things can affect color. --Spruce...See More
alley_cat_gw_7b
3 years agomassimiliano_allegri
3 years agomassimiliano_allegri
3 years agoHere is what it looks like now. It is coning pretty heavily, I suppose because of the stress over the winter. I am wondering if I can redirect all the energy it is putting into these cones, instead into pushing buds and new growth, by plucking the cones and hoping for more vigorous budding. Anyone agree with that idea?
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3 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
3 years agotsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
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