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Cracked Leader On Weeping White Spruce.
Comments (2)it will not harm the plant .... both of the two buds just below .. will try to become leaders.... in about two years.. you will cut one off.. and let the other go ... i would cut off the broken one now ... suck it up.. just do it... i know.. it will be hard .. lol ... mine lost its leader 3 times in 5 years ....which reminds me.. i have to go cut one off also ... ken...See MoreWeeping Spruce: Norway vs. White
Comments (4)You want the best of both worlds built into one conifer. That is not possible with the two you have chosen. Picea a. 'Pendula' has a wondering growing habit. It will grow vertical on the stake as long as on the stake. When it reaches a height you can no longer stake it then the central leader will begin to wonder. It will need more room horizontally to grow then "Glauca Pendula'. The only favorable thing it has going for it is the dark green color you like. On the other hand Picea glauca 'Pendula' will grow straight as an arrow without the stake. It will not wonder and stay very narrow in growing width. A much more formal looking conifer then . Growing height is similar with 'Reflexa' the stronger.. Actually I have two of each growing in different areas of my garden. I would not grow them together. The look would not be appealing with the mismatched growing habit. I have enclosed two photos of 'Reflexa'. 'Pendula' in the nursery trade. This one on the stake only 2 years then left to free range. This one was staked for 10 years but now off the stake. The main leader is now some what unstable and reverting back to its wandering growing habit. This photo is two years old and does not reveal this. And of course Picea glauca 'Pendula'. A true champion growing in any garden. I hope I didn't totally confuse you in your decision making. Both are great focal point conifers. If you decide to mix and match go for it. You are the one who needs to be happy. Dave...See MoreWeeping white spruce dropping needles
Comments (6)I think cutting back (still once a week if no/minimal rain, just less, maybe 50-60% as much) on watering could help a bit. Ive got three, two are doing well, the third (in the wettest location) not so much/a lot more needle loss than yours. It is not an “all other variables held constant” experiment though as the wettest location is also the shadiest. Having said that, I probably have the wettest land of anyone on here and one very clear general observation I have made (for basically all conifers) is that wet locations/too much water = needle loss. Plus the temps are cooling so less water will evaporate. My water wasnt even hooked up this year so nothing got watered....See MoreExperience with Weeping White Spruce in zone 7?
Comments (14)"macckia - isn't that basically what the "sunset" zones are? Do they do sunset zones for the whole country or just the western US?" Lane, I know nothing about "Sunset zones," other than what I've heard mentioned on GW. I generally don't have to concern myself with a plants tolerance of heat & humidity. ;) I just looked through several nursery tags from 2017-2019 purchases, and most list a lower (cold) and upper (heat) zone where they're recommended. Some (Proven Winners and Monrovia) list USDA with the zone range, implying both upper and lower limits are USDA-based. Others (Bizon and Carlton) simply list the zone range without reference to USDA. Iseli's tag lists only the lower (i.e. cold hardiness) zone....See More- last month
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