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cramsay's The Trees garden

Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay I'm Organic!

A stand of overly large, too closely planted conifers at the back of the back yard. Whoever planted them had no clue. When I moved in there was just a solid wall of needles, from about 30 ft. high all the way to the ground. We’ve removed a couple of the straggly lodgepoles pruned up the lower branches on most of the rest, and the knobcone lost several large branches over the years and has had to have arborists out twice. There’s now a lot more air circulation and light, and they seem mostly healthier than they have been.

Plantings

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Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Established on 19 May 09 Large, dominant tree. about 30 ft.
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Knobcone Pine

Pinus attenuata

Established on 19 May 09 Large, wide, and problematic tree. Cones can be...
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Blue Spruce

Picea pungens

Established on 19 May 09 Nice pyramid shape, but I prune up the lower br...
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Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Established on 19 May 09 One tall (20 ft or so), specimen in decent shap...
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Irish Yew

Taxus baccata

Established on 19 May 09 Compact, collumnar yew. Female (gets berries in...
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Gray Birch

Betula populifolia

Established on 19 May 09 Tall (about 25 ft.), with weeping branches. Los...
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