bummer.. i refuse to facebook

Yea Ken. I hesitated to post them here because I know you had issues with FB. Really didn't want to upset you. It was just an easy way to post that many photos here. Next time I will think twice about posting here at houzz because of your issues.

Ken, I don't FB either, but if you're not morally opposed, you can still look at the photos without being signed into FB.

Beautiful!

me???

issues????

understatement of the year... and its early .. lol ..

ken

I don't frequent Facebook either, but I have no qualms about looking at posted pictures there.
Nice pictures, by the way, Dave!
Mike

Neat!! I was wondering what the ferny looking tree is in your last picture. I am not very good at IDing conifers but the ferny dude in question is on the left side of the photo behind a Pinus mugo looking guy and a squat Picea pungens looking guy. It almost looks like it could be pruned as a standard?

Sorry if this makes no sense whatsoever...

I don't know nuttin bout no facebook,,,,but click,,pictures open,,,lookitt ,,,close

Nice , dave

don't think twice

ron

"Sorry if this makes no sense whatsoever...". Sorry, it doesn't. Last photo of the 3rd set?

Stunning Dave, So many of your photos just stop me dead in my tracks, so i can sit , stare and ponder. Fantastic tours, Thanks

I think greenhearted is liking you Miccrobiota decussata.

Al

Al, I believe your correct. Miccrobiota decussata grafted on a standard.

Yes, thank you alley_cat and dave! Appreciate you muddling through my convoluted post :) Wow, I really love that! Did you purchase it that way or did you graft it yourself?

I purchased it that way. I have had this one for 8 years. I don't do grafting. I don't have the facilities, time, or the years left to get things big enough to enjoy. I prefer 3 gal. potted cultivars. Never entertain b&b. If you don't limb this one up every year they will eventually spread to the ground. Not a bad look either.

Thanks for the additional info and advice to stay away from b&b. Is that an across the board recommendation for trees or just specialty conifers? I just bought Picea glauca 'Pendula' from my local nursery in the smallest size they had which was a #6 pot.

Love all the wonderful and unusual shapes and textures in the conifer cultivars but I have had pounded in my brain to vary the species I plant lest some blight/insect takes down all my trees. Which is hard to do for evergreens in zone 5a heavy clay, neutral to slightly alkaline soil. I have loads of the ubiquitous Picea pungens 'Glauca' planted by the previous owner. Also, a line of what I believe is Pinus strobus but should probably post a pic for someone with more skill to ID. As evidenced above, not my strong suit!

These pictures are absolute perfection; I'm not opposed to you posting 20 more : )

I also saw the facebook links and thought, 'oh no- I won't be able to see these without an account', but there they were when I clicked! Nice and easy.

Dumb question but what does "b&b" mean? Is that a short version of 'big box store'? I also LOVE that Miccrobiota decussata thingie. I will have to look around some of our independent garden centers for one of those guys. Super super cool.

b&b means balled and burlapped, nnmjdklil

Oh oops gotcha, thanks greenhearted. So what's the big difference between b&b and a 3gallon container that would make Dave say "never entertain"? Bc it's already too much bigger?

That would be my guess, but hopefully Dave will chime in.

B&B is Balled and Burlapped.
Field grown and dug, then the rootball is covered in burlap. Usually significant root mass is left in the field and a transplant under those conditions can have complications. Some trees suffer more than others because of the way the roots grow or how it is grown in the field.
Mike

Well that makes sense. Interesting!

Thanks Mike