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6-Jul-2005
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Help Wanted on Boulevard
I picked up this Chamaecyparis pisifera at a box store a couple of hours south of my location today.
Someone trimmed the bottom half of the tree to give it a Christmas tree feel.  Also the tree is root bound in this pot. I'm thinking about planting this tree out to achieve a rounder style Since I'm in zone 4 (maybe even 3b) and these trees are typically only rated to zone 5. If I planted it close to my house foundation (within 3 feet), used lots of mulch and built a wooden box to protect it from the wind would it be ok? Any other ideas for styling this tree are welcomed. I should warn though that it might be quite difficult to get a good shot of the trunk and limbs so suggestions might be tough. This tree is loaded with new growth. |
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7-Jul-2005
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NickK
 
Join Date: Oct-2003
Location: Southern Ontario
Country: Canada
Posts: 32
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Boulevards are actually fun trees to work on becuase they bud so much. However most confiers that are a bit more difficult to have bud back on old wood. And never prune past live foilage.
So its important to thin out as much as possible so light gets into the interior fiolage. If the tree gives up on the inner foilage it will be work to get it back. Containst pinching / hard where possible will get the Chamaecyparis to bud back. I pinch back quite regularily. its easy when new grow starts. One thing with the Boulevards to watch for in styling is bar branching. They are notarious for it. Sometimes you have to do some creative wiring to circumvent that. The trunk will also be a problems for nursey stock Boulevards . Very slow to put on gurth and for the most part not alot of dramatic taper or movement The tree that is my current Avartar thinggy, is a Here's a link that might be of interest
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10-Jul-2005
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Anticipating to slow time
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Beautiful tree Nick.
Thanks for the advice on styling and things to watch for. A woman in my club has a boulevard and I just get lost in it every time I see it. Soooooo.... this is my attempt to develop one of these trees. I guess it's the combination of red and brown bark highlighted by light shades of yellow, green and glowing blue needles that infatuates me. I think I'm going to cut off most of the bigger branches. Then allow younger branches to develop. The tree will be out of balance for some time to come. I see a better tree in there if I'm patient. As for the planting out I don't think I will attempt that with this tree. I think I'm going to slip it into a slightly larger pot and this winter I'll put it in the cold frame. |
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1-Oct-2005
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Anticipating to slow time
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Here are a couple of pictures as an update on this tree.
1st picture is after initial styling Mid July. 2nd picture was taken today after some time-spent pruning and wiring. Next spring I'll start on reducing the roots. The surface of the dirt is thick with fine roots. I'm hoping to find some nebari buried in there. Any suggestions welcomed. Patrick |
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1-Oct-2005
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Old Bonsaiman-new pots
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Patmac,
Nicks advice is excellent BC are very nice for Bonsai. My old teacher used to love them. I have a couple that I've had for many years. Here's some things I've found. As Nick mentioned, pinching is key and important to keeping them backbudding. It's tough. Also, don't cut past last foliage. Here's a downside. They brown out and drop old foliage and twigging inside pretty regular each fal/winter so don't be suprised when you see this. The pinching back really helps though. What I've done over the years is about every 4th year I cut all the branches back to last bit of foliage, and usually wind up shortning tree at same time and wiring. The severae cutback looks crappy for about a season but next three will look great as it fills out. The excessive branching coming from one spot is always a problem but allows you to do these shortening cut backs. Funny but I always like it better each time I do this. Also, they root fantastic and will fill a pot quickly with nice fine roots. They really ned repotted about every year. Dale
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