Posted by Trish Brown on November 27, 2008, 5:28 pm
We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous
owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre
tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than
fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening
dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people
to fit down the lane.
The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not,
then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the
trees are quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really
silly spot in the first place.
NB. Of course, we should have thought of their future years ago, but
they didn't seem to grow much for years and years. Last year, they took
off like a pair of rockets! =:-0
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Trish Brown
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Posted by David Hare-Scott on November 28, 2008, 1:00 am
> We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous
> owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre
> tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than
> fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening
> dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to
> fit down the lane.
> The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not,
I don't know but you may as well try it as I don't thnik pruning will work.
> then will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the
They will probably not look any good as they may not grow back over areas
that are pruned heavily leaving ugly brown spots or bare areas.
David
Posted by FarmI on November 28, 2008, 2:51 am
> We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous
> owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre
> tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than
> fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening
> dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to
> fit down the lane.
> The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then
> will they survive severe annual pruning?
No and no. The most savage pruning they can survive is only into green
growth.
Posted by 0tterbot on November 28, 2008, 3:49 am
> We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous
> owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre
> tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than
> fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening
> dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to
> fit down the lane.
> The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then
> will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the trees are
> quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really silly spot in
> the first place.
> NB. Of course, we should have thought of their future years ago, but they
> didn't seem to grow much for years and years. Last year, they took off
> like a pair of rockets! =:-0
i thought cypresses are ruined for life by pruning...? (i might be thinking
of something else, but various conifers just can't be pruned because they
don't regain a good shape, ever).
i'm getting a bit brutal in my middle age, but i vote chop them down & plant
something more suitable :-)
kylie
Posted by Trish Brown on November 28, 2008, 8:19 am
0tterbot wrote:
>> We have a pair of Cupressus planted in our side lane by the previous
>> owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre
>> tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than
>> fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening
>> dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to
>> fit down the lane.
>>
>> The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not, then
>> will they survive severe annual pruning? It's a shame, since the trees are
>> quite attractive: it's just that they were put in a really silly spot in
>> the first place.
>>
>> NB. Of course, we should have thought of their future years ago, but they
>> didn't seem to grow much for years and years. Last year, they took off
>> like a pair of rockets! =:-0
>
> i thought cypresses are ruined for life by pruning...? (i might be thinking
> of something else, but various conifers just can't be pruned because they
> don't regain a good shape, ever).
>
> i'm getting a bit brutal in my middle age, but i vote chop them down & plant
> something more suitable :-)
> kylie
>
>
Psst! I'd love to, only hubby has formed a deep and mystical
relationship with them. He wants to save them if he can. Me, I'd rather
have something a bit more bird-worthy. =:-0
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Trish Brown
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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> owners of the house. Clearly, the trees were meant to be about a metre
> tall, since the passageway is only about six feet wide! After more than
> fifteen years, the trees are now about three metres tall, thickening
> dismayingly and have already been disfigured by pruning to allow people to
> fit down the lane.
> The question is: can a 3m Cupressus be transplanted happily? If not,