Re: [gardeners] Atlas cedar
David G. Smith (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 07:18:49 -0500
"world's most horrendously ugly" is not exactly high praise! Maybe we
ought to rethink this choice.
David
At 12:06 PM 1/30/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> Speaking of tree suggestions, we're thinking about an atlas
>> cedar for our front yard -- specifically, a weeping blue atlas
>> cedar. Anybody know anything about them?
>>
>> David
>
>David,
>
>I have a 15 - 20 year old one that I inherited with the house.
>Aside from the fact that someone chopped off one of the main
>(lateral) branches (the tree can be turned so that it can't be
>seen), it's a large and much-admired specimen by those in the
>know (several arborists & landscape designers). Except IMO it
>is one of the world's most horrendously ugly trees. If you
>would care to make me an offer, you are more than welcome to
>come on up, help me remove it from the tie raised bed it is in,
>ball it up ... it's yours. I'll even make lunch and most likely
>throw in a trunkful of perennial divisions (ask 'em what's been
>here about how that works :). Since it is in way less than
>perfect condition, it'll be cheap for the price. ;^) There
>were several Ratchet uses that did the poor tree no favors but
>seems to have done it no great harm, either.
>
>Should you be interested, I'll put a photo of it up on the web.
>
>The only way I've been able to figure out how to use this thing
>design-wise and not get ill everytime I look at it is to put it
>raised & next to a waterfall.
>
>What would you like to know about it? It's growing in
>part-shade, sandy, rather poor soil. It's competing with a
>carpet of 15 y.o. blue rug juniper for what little nutrition
>there is ~ under a covering of landscape fabric and large red
>"decorative" rock. I've never fed the thing & it still grows
>about a foot a year. My sense is that one is hard-pressed to
>kill the thing.
>
>Save me from further attempts at tree murder, please. :)
>
>Jaime
>jknoble@warwick.net
>USDA Zone 6/5 ==> NW NJ
>Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
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