Posted by Paul on August 19, 2010, 12:29 pm
Do any of you have any of these? They look perfect for a couple small spaces
I have. From googling them I see they are slow growing and can be easily
controlled for heighth and width. My question is, how slow growing are they?
Any place here that has them the heighth I would like, 6-7' from the top of
the container,the limbs are pretty sparsley spaced. Seems they are this way
probably from being there for a while and other trees shoved in around them
blocking the sun, and are probably pretty root bound. They are however very
reasonabily priced. If I got one and planted it, how long would it take to
start bushing out with new limbs. I live in zone 8B I believe, San
Bernardino area of So. Cal. Thanks for any info.
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Paul O.
Posted by David E. Ross on August 19, 2010, 2:38 pm
On 8/19/10 9:29 AM, Paul wrote:
> Do any of you have any of these? They look perfect for a couple small spaces
> I have. From googling them I see they are slow growing and can be easily
> controlled for heighth and width. My question is, how slow growing are they?
> Any place here that has them the heighth I would like, 6-7' from the top of
> the container,the limbs are pretty sparsley spaced. Seems they are this way
> probably from being there for a while and other trees shoved in around them
> blocking the sun, and are probably pretty root bound. They are however very
> reasonabily priced. If I got one and planted it, how long would it take to
> start bushing out with new limbs. I live in zone 8B I believe, San
> Bernardino area of So. Cal. Thanks for any info.
>
I have three. Two reach the eaves of my two-story house.
The other one has never had a strong leader (central trunk). I removed
the leader and trained a vigorous side branch to be the new leader.
It's now about 10 ft high.
Side branches do grow quickly. I trim mine about 1-3 times a year so
that the side branches don't interfere with adjacent walkways.
I've seen these as narrow trees, almost similar to Italian cypress.
I've also seen these as broad, billowing trees, almost suitable as shade
trees. The growth pattern depends on the variety (there are several),
the location, and the amount of water and nutrients.
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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary>
Posted by Paul on August 19, 2010, 7:52 pm
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Paul O.
> On 8/19/10 9:29 AM, Paul wrote:
>> Do any of you have any of these? They look perfect for a couple small
>> spaces
>> I have. From googling them I see they are slow growing and can be easily
>> controlled for heighth and width. My question is, how slow growing are
>> they?
>> Any place here that has them the heighth I would like, 6-7' from the top
>> of
>> the container,the limbs are pretty sparsley spaced. Seems they are this
>> way
>> probably from being there for a while and other trees shoved in around
>> them
>> blocking the sun, and are probably pretty root bound. They are however
>> very
>> reasonabily priced. If I got one and planted it, how long would it take
>> to
>> start bushing out with new limbs. I live in zone 8B I believe, San
>> Bernardino area of So. Cal. Thanks for any info.
>>
> I have three. Two reach the eaves of my two-story house.
> The other one has never had a strong leader (central trunk). I removed
> the leader and trained a vigorous side branch to be the new leader.
> It's now about 10 ft high.
> Side branches do grow quickly. I trim mine about 1-3 times a year so
> that the side branches don't interfere with adjacent walkways.
> I've seen these as narrow trees, almost similar to Italian cypress.
> I've also seen these as broad, billowing trees, almost suitable as shade
> trees. The growth pattern depends on the variety (there are several),
> the location, and the amount of water and nutrients.
> --
> David E. Ross
> Climate: California Mediterranean
> Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
> influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
> Gardening diary at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary>
Thanks for the info David, appreciate it.
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> I have. From googling them I see they are slow growing and can be easily
> controlled for heighth and width. My question is, how slow growing are they?
> Any place here that has them the heighth I would like, 6-7' from the top of
> the container,the limbs are pretty sparsley spaced. Seems they are this way
> probably from being there for a while and other trees shoved in around them
> blocking the sun, and are probably pretty root bound. They are however very
> reasonabily priced. If I got one and planted it, how long would it take to
> start bushing out with new limbs. I live in zone 8B I believe, San
> Bernardino area of So. Cal. Thanks for any info.
>