Shade alternative to skyrocket juniper?
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Comments (14)Laura, If you are going to stay around for a time in your present house buying small would be the best way to go for you. I purchased these Degroot's 4 years ago at 1 ' tall. All single leader offerings. $2.50 each. Now 3' tall. Honestly I think the 'Degroot's would give you the look your after. The Woodward Juniper also a good fit but hard to find. Knowing what area of Z.5 you live in might get you some more help from those hang around on this forum. My 3 'Degroot's Dave...See MoreJuniper Skyrocket w/Cotinus?
Comments (14)Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I actually have a Blue Surprise which I love but it is sooo slow. Would love to have that in just a little larger version. Also have a Barry's Silver which I may move to that position to see how it sits with the Cotinus. Ogcon, I too cut my Cotinus back every year. Could care less about the smoky "flowers' , I'm after the foliage. I set mine so they would get back-lit and side-lit by the sun - just lovely. Love the Ellwood's Piller if I could be sure it would get taller. Checked out the Cham.lawsoniana 'Wissels Saguaro; ehm...don't think so. Picea pungens 'Fastigata' - yep too coarse for what I'm after Ken, I've read warnings about tip blight w/junipers but I don't know it it is "an issue" up here or just a caution. Went to Portland nursery to look at the J. skyrockets they had there - close up they looked different from the online photos. I think I prefer the texture of the Blue Surprise and well...it is such a lovely color. Monrovia has the The Guardianî Series Disease-resistant Chamaecyparis. Here is a link that might be useful: Monrovia's The Guardian® Series Disease-resistant Chamaecyparis....See MoreAlternative to Skyrocket Juniper
Comments (7)The Tree Farm in Longmont is only 20 minutes away from me and I had never been there until today. I had no idea it was so big! But they only had 3 Degroot's Spires and they were all multi-leader. The conifer forum guys said it was imperative that I only get single leader trees, otherwise I would have the same snow problem I had with the Skyrockets. I'm starting to think I'll have to buy baby trees online and raise them myself. Or decide I want something that is more readily available.:) Thanks again for your help, Barb. Laura...See MoreThe Maligned Juniper
Comments (14)Dan, love the quote, but what in the world was all that other "whispering"? Too cute Skybird about your dis...disCUS. I'll await what you have to say. I caught some of disCUS on another thread. Treebarb. We planted some seagreens because we knew they wouldn't flop over from the snow but needed as much height as possible. Now that we are adding a window and will now see that area year round from the inside of the house, I'm thinking I would rather go with something that will flop but get much taller. How tall is your seagreen's if you don't shear them (standing by them and estimating is good enough). Do you have any columnar junipers that don't flop in the snow or at least spring back reasonably quickly. Also please include how you started your junipers by seed. I was thinking for getting skyrocket junipers for a 45' run. Since they are so skinny I will have to put more in. I don't want a "wall" just a major distraction to the side of the neighbors house. If you happen to have skyrocket too, how ugly is the winter color. I'm not fond of the summer color and I heard the winter color isn't so good. This is one of those situations that come up when I speak about the limitations we have here. Usually in making decisions, I complain that there are too many options, but not so much when it comes to landscaping in Colorado....See Moreprairiemoon2 z6b MA
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