Leyland cypress (x Cupressocyparis leylandii) grows into a 50 foot tall evergreen behemoth. What happens when the plants (in photo) get too close to the small deck(s)? Access to the deck from the stairs will become impossible as the evergreens swallow up the entire back yard. Looking out from the deck and windows from the home won’t be likely [...]
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Leyland Cypress Too Big For Many Sites
Posted by Hugh on January 30th, 2012
‘Morgan’ Oriental Arborvitae
Posted by Hugh on November 12th, 2011
Among dwarf conifer collectors, ‘Morgan’ Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) has become one of the most sought out evergreens over the past decade. Its oval form and seasonal coloration makes Morgan a standout. It performs well in part sun, but its chartreuse-yellow foliage appears more vibrant in direct sunlight. Its dense foliage grows in vertical layers. Andy Pulte at the [...]
Reference Conifer Gardens in the Southeastern U.S.
Posted by Hugh on November 7th, 2011
The American Conifer Society (ACS) supports public conifer gardens around the U.S. Reference Gardens offer plant professionals and home gardeners an opportunity to evaluate conifers growing in a landscape or garden setting within their geographic region. You can compare the unique foliage colors, shapes, and growth habits which conifers offer. You can select conifer(s) which work as [...]
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1 Comment »Irrigate Evergreens This Winter
Posted by Hugh on October 28th, 2011
Fall slowdown in the garden brings many of us back indoors to prepare for the winter holidays ahead. A number of serious canker diseases attack evergreens in the fall and winter if soil moisture is not plentiful. These diseases include botryosphaeria, cytospora, phomopsis, and seiridium cankers. Each organism is capable of causing branch dieback or [...]
Posted in Arborvitae (Thuja spp.), Christmas trees, Disease prone, Drought tolerant, DWARF CONIFERS, Evergreen, Evergreens, Leyland cypress, Pines (Pinus spp.), Rhododendrons, Southern Appalachian Region, Spruces (Picea spp.), Thujopsis, Trees & Shrubs, watering evergreens, watering tips, winter injury, Winter Protection 1 Comment »Natural Evergreen Needle Drop in Autumn
Posted by Hugh on October 25th, 2011
Some needle loss on evergreens in the fall is natural. As night time temperatures cool, needles in the interior of many evergreen trees or shrubs regularly turn brown (or golden yellow) and drop off. Needle loss is most obvious on pines (Pinus spp.) and arborvitae (Thuja spp.) in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). The [...]
