Ch. pisifera 'boulevard' - winter wiring?

WmAnnis

I'm about to start in on my winter wiring of the pines and junipers.

I have a boulevard cypress that I did for a demo in May. It not only survived my hamfisting, but has thrived. But branches need to come down more.

Does anyone else in zone 5-ish have experience winter wiring these? Useful? Useless? Harmful (like it would be for most maples, I gather)?

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I get a distinct color change to almost rust where I live. It certainly looks dead until about February. That's about all I can say.

Regards,

Matt

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WmAnnis

Like our local junipers. That's good to know.

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jhill

WmAnnis,,
I live in zone 6 I guess some say 6b but what do I know?? My plants know I think But I wire my cypress just about anytime of the year. I wire and leave on for as long as I can but it seems that the branches just don't want to cooperate. After taking the wire off (before it bites in ) the branches just go back to where they want to go anyway. Its a constant battle!! SO I kinda let them tell me what they want to do and I style it from there. Its less of a hassle. The false cypress is a tuff critter but after you work with them awhile you grow to love them( just keep your garden knomes close by to help with the pinching )

John

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