RE: hemlocks and garden railroads?
Well I was just being cheap :) Figured at a couple buck each, I could fill
the forest. Hum.. that wind thing might be a real problem for me, but glad
to hear they can be pruned. So far I haven't hit that buy/bid now button.
I have been to Rich's foxwillow a few times... awesome place! He hosts a
meeting/gathering/something for our group once a year. But at his prices, my
forest will be bare for quite some time.
Not saying his plants are not worth what he is asking, they are very healthy
and pruned/structured to perfect, I just need too many.
Donna
> I expect that keeping a tree with 100ft genes to a couple feet would be
> extremely difficult unless you treated them similar to bonsai (which
> theoretically may be possible). Unlike most needle evergreens, you can
> clip/hedge prune hemlock. Two things they won't tolerate are drought
> and a windy location (as I have learned the hard way). There are some
> natural dwarfs - have you checked Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery in
> Woodstock, IL, NW of Chicago? 'Course they aren't cheap...
> Cathy
>
> On Saturday, April 23, 2005, at 07:30 PM, Donna wrote:
>
> > While browsing ebay, seen this auction for Canadian Hemlock's. Of
> > course the
> > price is cheap, they are stated as only being 1-2 ft. They also made
> > this
> > comment that you can trim them and how large they will grow (100ft)
> >
> > So.... of course, not thinking about these for my gardens, but John's
> > train.
> > Anyone ever try to keep them small? How wide would they be at that
> > small
> > stage? Could I keep them that way?
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Donna
> > Who envisions tiny little hemlocks in the forest area.
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