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Title: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: Slug_killer on August 06, 2007, 01:55:56

I have a single 10ft tall conifer that I DON'T want to cut down, but would like to make more interesting.


Any suggestions ?

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: scotch-mist on August 06, 2007, 02:05:20

what about,
trimming up the bottom branches,
and building a seat around the trunk,
    We did this, and it was a great place to have a cold beer on a hot summers day.

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: Deb P on August 06, 2007, 14:03:57

Decorate it with chinese lanterns like a Christmas tree? ;D

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: norfolklass on August 06, 2007, 14:29:13

a colleague at work visited a garden where they'd pruned lots of tall conifers into 'clouds' of foliage at the top, with bare branches below... will ask her which garden and see if I can find a pic.

you could combine that with scotch-mist's idea and have a seat below the clouds ;D

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: Garden Manager on August 12, 2007, 10:31:33

Yes, topiary might be worth a go, depending on the species (some dont respond well to topiary style pruning).

Lifting  the crown also sounds a good idea, if its got a single main trunk that is. Make sure you cut the branches off flush with the trunk and dont leave any nasty snags.

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: saddad on August 12, 2007, 10:33:32

You could try to grow something through it... eg Scottish Flame flower or a climbing rose but they can be a b***er to get anything established by them
 :-\

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: decrepit on August 12, 2007, 16:59:06

in one of the places we lived, hubby cut all the  branches off two conifers which were too close the patio and grew climbing stuff up them - very attractive they were - added a lot of dimension to the garden.

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: ACE on August 15, 2007, 07:37:08

(http://everythingandnothing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/topiary.jpg)

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: asbean on August 15, 2007, 13:49:08

We had a conifer cut down last week, it was more than 30 years old, and was 10 ft once.  At least now we have light.

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: Drive-by abuser on August 15, 2007, 15:44:28

Wait until the 5th November...................then burn the bugger, I hate them.
 :D

Title: Re: 10ft conifer - what to do with it
Post by: cornykev on August 15, 2007, 20:10:09

I cut mine down years ago, neighbours couldn't believe the light that they had, it was free beers all week being passed over from both fences, if the thought of free beer doesn't get you to cut it down then your a very hard person.  ;D ;D ;D