2022 5 year discount rack Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera

[minkes]

Bought from local nursery for 29€ as discount price on 13.8.2022. For that price - must have and try

For now I just only cleaned unnecessary branches and extra foliage to allow sunlight hit inside and bottom branches. After winter I am planning to repot it to free draining soil (perlite / zeolite / pine bark mix). If the tree will respond well, then I plan first wiring in autumn 2023. I am curious, what I could do with it in 5 years, hopefully not to kill it

First pictures are from the purchase day and last 3 pictures were shot today. It is cooler now, so tree is going to its winter purpleish color. You could see the density of the foliage is reduce fair well, so hopefully it will not suffer, but I don't want dieback of inside shoots and bottom branches due to lack of light. Thumbs crossed

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Interesting choice but that cultivar dont have the easiest foliage to work with, probably the best thing to do without grafting is go for a big size femenine weeping style

 

[minkes]

Interesting choice but that cultivar dont have the easiest foliage to work with, probably the best thing to do without grafting is go for a big size femenine weeping style

Thats true, but I have small one and it is developing nice as weeping style. So I hope for something similar, but in bigger size. I will post you photo of the small here tomorrow.

 

[minkes]

Here are photos of smaller one. It is the same cultivar. In spring I want to repot it to my free drain soil mix because it is still in nursery container. I have it for two years and I done on it first major styling and wiring. Now it is with wires removed, nebari looks quite nice and I am happy with it

 

[minkes]

Maybe later on I will restyle it for narrower crown - now it feels little bit too wide, but it can be good point to be different from my other trees.

 

[minkes]

Quick update of the tree from summer and winter 2024. Now it is reppoted in "modern" free draining substrate and responded very well to it. Guide wires removed, but further development needed. I am aiming for weeping style as it is natural for this type of cypress foliage.





Further development idea, maybe something like this..

 

[minkes]

Current photo after some work and guide wiring. Lower branch marked with blue strip will be removed or airlayered this season.

 

[minkes]

A short summary for now..