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  1. jasonpg

    Boxwood Winter Care

    Do you have more info about a cloth system? I’m not familiar.
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    Boxwood Winter Care

    I have a retaining wall that I put everything else against. It protects the trees from the cold westward winds. I haven’t packed the pots in mulch, but think I’ll start this year to provide additional protection to the roots. Here is a photo of them (Kingsville on the right), in case anyone...
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    Boxwood Winter Care

    I have a couple boxwoods here in Michigan (5b). One is a small Kingsville. It spent last summer in a southern facing window indoors. It did fine. The other is a larger unknown type. This is my first winter with this guy. In this environment, what is the best practice for overwintering? My...
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    Pale foliage on “Nana”

    So I have this little mallsai sitting around, and I’ve noticed that to foliage near the tips is much more pale than deeper inside the plant. I don’t think I’ve seen this before - thoughts? The foliage is all soft and tender - no signs of becoming brittle.
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    Boxwood Pest ID + Treatment?

    Thanks guys. Can you recommend a systemic insecticide?
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    Boxwood Pest ID + Treatment?

    I have a boxwood that has some nasty pests on it. Could anyone help me identify these from the photos and recommend a treatment? Thanks!
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    Juniper Branch

    See attached photos. This is a branch on a Shimpaku. I have been removing the inside grown as it pops up, but it has left the branch bare inside. Is this the wrong strategy? The problem is, there isn’t any other branch that I can bring over top of it to fill th3 void. It’s one of the only...
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    Repotting a “Struggling” Juniper?

    Will do. Should I fertilize when it starts to push new growth?
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    Repotting a “Struggling” Juniper?

    One of my junipers came out of winter looking quite beat up. One of the branches has foliage that is almost certainly dead (it will become a Jin), and the rest doesn’t look healthy either. I’ve had this guy a few years in the same container and soil it came in. I think the soil is starting to...
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    Maple Branching Structure - Where to Cut?

    Great stuff. So if I were to summarize: Early Spring: cut back and start over if branch has a node close to the trunk, cut back to that if no node near trunk, stub the branch back to within an inch of the trunk if branch junction within 1-2" of trunk, cut back just past junction and leave...
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    Maple Branching Structure - Where to Cut?

    Sure thing.
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    Maple Branching Structure - Where to Cut?

    A couple years ago, I obtained a big Amur Maple stump and haven't given it much attention. I've only hedge pruned it, and now the branching sucks, so it's time to fix it and properly work the branches. I've attached a photo of what some of the branches look like. The main branch will be long...
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    Close call ...

    High winds nearly knocked this one off the bench, but the tree had different plans. I shall now call this Juniper “Cliffhanger” ...
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    Progressive Maple Challenge - Amur maple #1 WP

    Walter, do you defoliate Amur Maples to speed up ramification? I see that practice used on Trident Maples, and didn't know if the same practice applies here.
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    Amur Maple Resource(s)?

    I have an Amur Maple stump that has been left to grow basically wild for the past 2 seasons. It's been hedge trimmed (yikes!) to keep a basic shape, but when the leaves come off, the branches are a mess. I've read a lot about Trident Maples, and how they are defoliated to encourage...
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    Ponderosa Pine - Styling Question

    I love the feedback - thanks! For the “keep the straight trunk” group, what about this as a curveball? Th attached tree was a Ryan Neil creation. Something like that might be interesting.
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    Ponderosa Pine - Styling Question

    This pine was from Andy Smith. I picked it up a couple years ago. The challenge I see in styling this tree is the right trunk, which has a “V” near the base. The right part of this junction has nice movement, the left side is very straight and moves backward, away from the front. It is also...
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    A few pics with questions...

    I have a couple trees which aren't looking 100% and I could use some advice. Th first is an Amur Maple. The leaves don't looo great. Is this a disease? The second is a San Jose Juniper. Parts of the foliage are yellowing down near the woody part. Is this normal while the new growth gets...
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    So I found this

    Not to thread hijack, but do your big box stores sell fat junipers? The only thing I can find in Michigan is tiny 1G Pots or less with no great trunks to speak of.
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    Advice - Procumbens (nana) Juniper

    I'm not sure. I picked it up from a bonsai nursery. What does thick bark on a juniper indicate?
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    Advice - Procumbens (nana) Juniper

    It's old bark. Earlier this spring, some of it flaked off completely. I plan on removing the remaining old bark soon. That will bring out the reddish bark underneath.
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    Advice - Procumbens (nana) Juniper

    This one is growing some different foliage this year (mature foliage?) Should I let it grow out? Also, any clear idea of the type of juniper from this pic?
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    Juniper bark issue

    Thank you :)
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    Juniper bark issue

    I have a juniper (I think a procumbens), and it has old bark that has been flaking off. In the attached photo you'll see a large portion of the old bark that has been tore off. Will this harm the tree? Should I be removing the old bark in favor of the bark underneath?
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    Oops - nicked bark with wire.

    I thought the wire was thick too, but the branch was very firm. Thanks for the help! I thought the branch was a goner.
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