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Mystery conifer

11 years ago

Hi! The kind folks at California Gardening recommended I inquire here about this mystery shrub. It's growing up through "Sunset Gold" Coleonema (lower left corner of pic). I live in Zone 9/14, and the plants in this area receive low water and very light shade in the afternoon.

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Can anyone tell what it is, even a general idea? I think there are two of them (or it has two main stems) and I was thinking of transplanting into pots until I can see what type of shape it might become.

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Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: cross-post

Comments (11)

  • 11 years ago

    probably eastern redcedar
    ron

  • 11 years ago

    In California? Looks more like a Cypress seedling with its juvenile foliage.

    Visually identical to my Cupressus bakeri seedlings actually.

    This post was edited by smivies on Fri, Nov 14, 14 at 15:01

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  • 11 years ago

    If in a cultivated setting, most likely Cupressus glabra.

    Resin

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks for the suggestions! There are two, actually, one has not yet emerged from beyond the coleonema LOL. We're digging them out and planting into pots today. It will be fun to watch them grow into trees, then we'll try to re-home them

  • 11 years ago

    you might want to rethink 'rehoming' .. a plant that invaded your lot... and planted itself where it was not proper ...

    i specifically did not call it an invasive.. but it did invade ..

    freeing it in nature.. might be criminal on some level.. and i dont mean legally ...

    but do have fun playing with it in a pot.. maybe even try bonsai on it ...

    just dont go planting it in some native forest ... because it probably isnt ... this has the potential to not be feel goody proper ...

    ken

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks for the warning! I meant that I would offer them to anyone who might want to grow an evergreen tree in their yard :-) Trust me, most of the volunteers in our yard go straight to the green waste can!

  • 11 years ago

    but.. but.. but ...

    even spreading them around the neighborhood MIGHT not be the best idea ... lets see what others say ... once they hone in on the ID

    for me.. its the eastern red cedar mentioned way above... in MI ... they line the ditches.. the roads... my freakin garden ...

    and i still see nimrods down the road selling them for a few bucks ... whats that all about.. it is technically an invasive weed.. HERE IN MI ...

    but on the other hand.. its a native down south ... if you have ever seen a cedar fence post.. you probably know it.. or a CA version ..

    glad you are willing to learn and think about it all ....

    ken

  • 11 years ago

    Looks like Cupressus and if glabra not a problem in CA. Just be prepared for a BIG plant!

    This post was edited by formandfoliage on Sat, Nov 15, 14 at 21:02

  • 11 years ago

    Looks like Cupressus and if glanra not a problem in CA. Just be prepared for a BIG plant!

    A problem in CA, because it could hybridise with native CA species if one such population is not far away.

  • 11 years ago

    Understood but unlikely near Sacramento where OP lives if handle is any clue. Most CA native cupressus are limited to small areas and none are near Sacramento.

  • 11 years ago

    Wow I never really thought about a conifer being invasive...to me the invasive plants are privet, starthistle...other weedy things always popping up :-) I do not know much about the conifers though.

    They are both in pots now, but I have no idea if they will make it because I did a terrible job digging them up...the taproot came out totally bare.

    Knowing they may be invasive, I gave my 9 yo charge of them. ;-)

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