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Medford, New Jersey (south Jer  Wyngate Sep 5, 2020 6:29 AM CST |
| Hi I need a slim tree for my front yard. Saw this in the neighborhood and would like to know the name to research if it will fit. Also, any suggestions welcome Thank you    |
Name: Big Bill Livonia, Michigan (Zone 6a) Orchids, peace and beauty              BigBill Sep 5, 2020 7:35 AM CST |
| It is a weeping spruce of some type. Maybe a weeping Norway Spruce. Not exactly sure. Rodney Wilcox Jones, my idol! Businessman, Orchid grower, hybridizer, lived to 107! |
Medford, New Jersey (south Jer Wyngate Sep 5, 2020 8:09 AM CST |
| Thanks for the suggestion. I will research that name. |
Name: John Scott County, KY (Zone 5b) You can't have too many viburnums..        ViburnumValley Sep 6, 2020 7:31 AM CST |
| I agree with the Picea abies (Norway Spruce) ID. It is certainly a pendulous form, if not necessarily a weeping form. Regardless: Norway Spruce is a LARGE plant in either of these forms. I suspect that the example you have shown in NJ will be acceptable for just a couple more years before the pendulous branching is hanging in the gutters and on the roof, extending into the front walkway, and covering security lighting and windows. Pruning may be a short term answer on width, but that will create an imbalanced and off-putting character on a tree that would rather be 15' away from any such structure in this form. There are lots of narrow(er) plants that are selections of "full size" or normal characteristics plants - but none stop growing. I'd lean toward a plant whose full mature size fits your site, or plan for proper pruning over the plant's lifetime. John |
Portland, OR euophrys Sep 7, 2020 4:58 PM CST |
| If you want an evergreen tree that is smaller, there are dwarf varieties of lots of them, including spruces! Personally I think the weeping blue dwarf spruce is very pretty. This list might be useful: https://savvygardening.com/dwa... |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI Sep 7, 2020 5:56 PM CST |
euophrys said:If you want an evergreen tree that is smaller, there are dwarf varieties of lots of them, including spruces! Personally I think the weeping blue dwarf spruce is very pretty. This list might be useful: https://savvygardening.com/dwa... Except sometimes they forget to grow up - the trunk is as weepy as the branches.  My personal favorite for tall and skinny is Hinoki Cypress. but they're only hardy to zone 5 or 6. How cold does it get at your house?Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Medford, New Jersey (south Jer Wyngate Sep 8, 2020 10:42 AM CST |
| Thank you everyone for all your suggestions. I will be busy looking up the various suggestions. Great ideas. Also, Daisy I am in zone 7b in South Jersey and thanks for your article. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Sep 8, 2020 6:12 PM CST |
| euophrys gave you the link to the article. I just commented on it. Good luck in your search. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
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