Posted by mstrspy on October 28, 2007, 1:25 am
I have a Norfolk Island Pine Tree in a lagre Pot. I live in New
England so I need to keep the tree in the house during winter. I have
had this for 30 years. My wife gave it to me when we were dating. A
lot of sentimental value. Anyway, it is getting too tall to handle .
It is about 4 ft tall. If I clip the top, will that prevent it from
getting taller? I don't want to kill the tree. Should I contact a tree
specialist?
M
Posted by Frank on October 28, 2007, 7:17 am
mstrspy wrote:
> I have a Norfolk Island Pine Tree in a lagre Pot. I live in New
> England so I need to keep the tree in the house during winter. I have
> had this for 30 years. My wife gave it to me when we were dating. A
> lot of sentimental value. Anyway, it is getting too tall to handle .
> It is about 4 ft tall. If I clip the top, will that prevent it from
> getting taller? I don't want to kill the tree. Should I contact a tree
> specialist?
> M
>
I topped ours a couple of years ago. Wish I had done it sooner. Not
the most attractive house plant with about 4 feet of bare trunk and 2
feet of branched top but it is thriving.
Frank
Posted by mstrspy on October 28, 2007, 7:54 am
Did the tree start loosing branches after you topped it?
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:17:09 -0400, Frank
>mstrspy wrote:
>> I have a Norfolk Island Pine Tree in a lagre Pot. I live in New
>> England so I need to keep the tree in the house during winter. I have
>> had this for 30 years. My wife gave it to me when we were dating. A
>> lot of sentimental value. Anyway, it is getting too tall to handle .
>> It is about 4 ft tall. If I clip the top, will that prevent it from
>> getting taller? I don't want to kill the tree. Should I contact a tree
>> specialist?
>> M
>>
>I topped ours a couple of years ago. Wish I had done it sooner. Not
>the most attractive house plant with about 4 feet of bare trunk and 2
>feet of branched top but it is thriving.
>Frank
Posted by Buderschnookie on October 28, 2007, 8:06 am
> Did the tree start loosing branches after you topped it?
They usually respond by sending out two leaders- it's not the most
attractive growth pattern...
--
Toni
Hills of Kentucky
USDA Zone 6b
http://www.cearbhaill.com
Posted by Frank on October 28, 2007, 12:43 pm
mstrspy wrote:
> Did the tree start loosing branches after you topped it?
>
>
I posted its picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens
Frank
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> England so I need to keep the tree in the house during winter. I have
> had this for 30 years. My wife gave it to me when we were dating. A
> lot of sentimental value. Anyway, it is getting too tall to handle .
> It is about 4 ft tall. If I clip the top, will that prevent it from
> getting taller? I don't want to kill the tree. Should I contact a tree
> specialist?
> M
>