beautiful!

stunning .....

how did the ageratum look.. by the end of the season??? ... i like the purple/gold idea ...

i would like to see some pix.. of your pruning process... next season ..

welcome to GW ... any more pix to share ...

ken

Wiesner , nicest skylands I've seen (just did a search)
how many years have you been pruning this ?

don't see to many "groomed " conifers here
ron
yes , more plants ,if you got them

This post was edited by plantkiller.il.5 on Mon, Dec 22, 14 at 21:38

I have have been on top of it for about five years, was well established but in a pot, so was rather leggy. After we planted it in the ground, it really took off.

I prefer to grow them this way.

This cultivar will grow large. You might want to consider moving it away from the building.

Plant it as a stand alone specimen plant.

Dave

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RE: Specimen sky lands spruce

• Posted by: wannabeGardnr 7 Maryland (My Page) on Wed, Dec 24, 14 at 13:23

Do you sheer it all around as well, it looks so full, and my one is so sparse.
Can you give a little more info about cutting back the leader? Are you doing it after leader bud is fully elongated but buds have not set for next year? Otherwise don't you get rid of the top whorl for next year when reducing the leader?

RE: Specimen sky lands spruce

• Posted by: mbpalme none (My Page) on Tue, Dec 30, 14 at 23:22

Gorgeous. How old is it? Also interested in pruning details.

RE: Specimen sky lands spruce

• Posted by: coachjohnsonlp 6B (My Page) on Thu, Jan 1, 15 at 2:49

Nice! I just bout a small graft last year. How old was the tree when you started pruning it?

RE: Specimen sky lands spruce

• Posted by: mwiesner22392 none (My Page) on Thu, Jan 1, 15 at 12:27

This plant I would say is in the range of 10-15 years old, The trimming is done towards the end of the growing season right before the buds for next year are set. I own a tree nursery and we have done some trimming for clients which requires the plant to be sheared all around and they do respond very well it to, becoming even denser over time. The plant was probably around 5-8 years old or so when I started trimming the top but have not touched the sides yet as it has plenty of room to grow. I trim it like this since this variety tends to be more sparse at the top of the plant, so this keeps growth more tight.

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Do you sheer it all around as well, it looks so full, and my one is so sparse.
Can you give a little more info about cutting back the leader? Are you doing it after leader bud is fully elongated but buds have not set for next year? Otherwise don't you get rid of the top whorl for next year when reducing the leader?

Gorgeous. How old is it? Also interested in pruning details.

Nice! I just bout a small graft last year. How old was the tree when you started pruning it?

This plant I would say is in the range of 10-15 years old, The trimming is done towards the end of the growing season right before the buds for next year are set. I own a tree nursery and we have done some trimming for clients which requires the plant to be sheared all around and they do respond very well it to, becoming even denser over time. The plant was probably around 5-8 years old or so when I started trimming the top but have not touched the sides yet as it has plenty of room to grow. I trim it like this since this variety tends to be more sparse at the top of the plant, so this keeps growth more tight.