Beautiful assortment of reds! Marching Orders looks electric!!

Here's the fallen juniper...

The huge broken branch on the juniper next to the fallen one.
The broken branch...
The roots of the fallen juniper
The fallen juniper
A view of the area from a close distance. You can see the tops of some camellias and rhododendrons.
A view from the other side of the fallen juniper.
Another view...you can see how nice the top of it was.
A view of another (undamaged *knock on wood*)area I have these large junipers. They are around 20-25 feet tall.

Another tree guy came today with the same bad news...it can't be saved. It would survive how it is....but I can't leave it like that. It landed on my dead lawn and right in the middle of the walkway leading up to the hillside. I dug out some plants, but I have to dig out more before I cut it down.

The tree guy said these are Hollywood Junipers.

ok, let's look those up. sorry about the damage to the trees & yard.

Oh, again Rob, I'm so sorry. Those are beautiful trees. Can the other one be saved? I think you said it just had the broken branch?

I think he misidentified the type of junipers they are. Mine don't match any photos I looked at and mine grow a whole lot bigger than Hollywood.

Yes, Mary Ann, the other one can be saved. I just need to reshape it and hope it fills in a bit more.

Mary Ann...Marilyn...close enough!

Oopsie!

The photo of the one you titled "The roots of the fallen juniper" looks like it could be saved. I'd get a block and tackle and pull it back up and secure it. I did that to an ash once that looked worse then that, and it did just fine. You won't loose anything if you try. A two ton block and tacle will cost you less then $25. Just need something to anchor it to. You might need to water them a lot next summer if it's dry again, as it's lost some of its roots. If it can live tipped over, it can live pulled back up. You would need to keep it supported for a year or so until the roots are re-anchored. I'd get it done while the ground is still wet. Good luck!

I agree with Tom. It is worth a try. Granted the tree has been stressed due to drought but junipers can adapt to almost anything. Some of the roots are still undamaged and the sooner you can get it upright the better chance of saving it. The main thing, as Tom said, is to anchor it once it is upright. Then treat it like a newly planted specimen and baby it. A Big John Digger cuts a lot of tree roots and re-plants junipers as big as this one is. Whatever you decide to do, good luck!

Wondering if it can be anchored by tying it to surrounding trees, in addition to ground anchors......

...or could that cause a domino effect, pulling more down?

Do try it, Rob.

Moiris said:Mary Ann...Marilyn...close enough!

We can call you Moi for short, that wouldn't be quite accurate though, moi = "me" in French.

Since my last name starts with "O" I have been called MO. So Moi is not too far off! Whatever works...I'm not picky! I knew what Rob meant...just had to give him a little razzing!

Rob's always good for razzing, anyone that's game for commando tutu dancing has got to be!

Love Private Eye! It's very similar to one of my favorites, Evening Drama. They both have Romantic Evening in their parentage:


Zepherina x Romantic Evening
2004 Paul Black


(Imprimis x Romantic Evening) X Starring
2010 Tom Johnson

Having an earworm of an old song that said "Jennifer, Juniper".
Sorry about your tree, Rob. Looks like you're getting some good suggestions.

I remember that song! An 'earworm', that's an expression I hadn't heard!

Private eye is a beauty!

I'm soaked to the bone because I took the chainsaw to the broken branch...while it was raining. That alone filled up my truck high enough where I can't see out the back window. There's no rain in the forecast for the next several days, I just couldn't wait.

Thanks for all the tips and well wishes! I'll look into a block and tackle and/or other means of standing it upright. I need to look into cables and rods/stakes to hold it in place once it's upright.

I hope I never see an iris named Razzing Rob. ....