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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:15 pm Post subject: Pines and topiary. |
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Here's a pic of a pine tree that I bought the other day for a bargain in a 50 litre plastic bucket.
I'm thinking of planting it in the concrete planter that you see in the pic. If I do, I'll have to make sure that it's in its final position because that concrete planter is HEAVY!
My question is; is this pine (whatever type of pine it is) suitable to be trimmed in a ball shape.
Personally I don't like topiary but I never say, never!
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, it was the garden centre in Birdhill village, Co. Tipperary, which is closing down.
Note to avoid confusion: there is another garden centre outside Birdhill, which is not closing down.
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walltoall Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 706 Location: Thurrock RM15 via Dungarvan and the Banner County
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: scots pine |
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I agree with the boss KindredSpirit. You can't prune scots pine. Also I'm not sure how it will take to staying in that teeny pot. I've never had the experience of growing a restricted scots pine. I suspect it may pine (sorry Kevin couldn't resist it) if the roots don't get space. But it IS a very nice specimen. BTW, cupresses (well most of them!) and taxus (yew) are best evergreens for topiary of any sort. Regarding leylandii (which are a cypress) my preferred method of topiary for them lads is to use a saw about three inches up from soil level. WICKIT.
Is the garden centre "outside" Birdhill actually in Castleconnell or maybe Gouig and on the Limerick side? Is the one you bought the pine from on the Nenagh side of Birdhill? Just wondering. I lived in Montpelier for a while before garden centres rooted on the Limerick Nenagh road.
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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It's the garden centre run by Browsers, next to Matt the Thresher, which is closing down.
Buckleys, the owner who has now gone past 80, is not closing, nor is the one by Roadstone at Gooig. I can't think of the woman's name at Gooig at the minute.
Montpelier is a beautiful place. I used to go water-skiing there (while you were tearing around the roads with PC! )
As regards pruning, maybe I'll go for the Japanese style "cloud" look. I've plenty of time to think about it. I've no space in the garden for a full size Scots Pine so it'll have to content itself with being rootbound in the large concrete planter.
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Here's some real topiary!
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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It seems nobody likes my topiary pictures. Took me ages to post them up.
_________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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There are some seriously ingenious people around
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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I knew I could rely on you.
_________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Ado 2 Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. I have been out of the country then busy. I have a box plant that i just shear to a round ball. I think I might be adventurous and make something else now !
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Sue Deacon Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Hi T, the seal is cute and the ducks and dolphins amazing.
Not that I don't care - ongoing 'pooter problems, Kindle freezing, new internal battery in laptop but now the charger is on the blink. God I just LOVE modern technology. Our OLD telly/set-top box/computer and or that matter freezer are far more robust and are still going strong (freezer 35 years and counting)
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:11 am Post subject: |
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The freezer may well be still working but I would wager that it is using electricity at an alarming rate compared to the new energy efficient ones.
Back to an abacus for you.
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