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Post by MrMike on Apr 9, 2017 18:08:27 GMT -5
Got a dwarf Alberta spruce & all the bottom branches were dead. Wife says "You need to cut those off & trim it up". Got the chainsaw & did as instructed. Now it's "Ewww, will branches grow back?" Told her yes but it takes a while.....  |
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Post by MrP on Apr 9, 2017 18:38:21 GMT -5
Got a dwarf Alberta spruce & all the bottom branches were dead. Wife says "You need to cut those off & trim it up". Got the chainsaw & did as instructed. Now it's "Ewww, will branches grow back?" Told her yes but it takes a while..... Have seen and trimmed many spruce in my day. Have never seen lower branches grow back. So you are right. it will be awhile  ..............................MrP |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 9, 2017 19:36:05 GMT -5
For some reason , doing as instructed always gets me in trouble . Look at it this way , the tree is so much easier to trim around . |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 9, 2017 20:05:19 GMT -5
It's nekkid!
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Post by HankRocks on Apr 9, 2017 20:08:38 GMT -5
The tree looks like my two boys when my wife said take them to get their hair cut and get it out of their eyes and off their ears. Well it was and then some!! The boys were happy and so was I until we got home!!
Never do what your wife says, do what she means!!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 9, 2017 21:37:24 GMT -5
Don't know about your weather there but we are in the middle of wood borer flight period. Best to tree seal those fresh cuts before the borers find them nice attractive cuts and lay eggs.....Mel
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Post by parfive on Apr 9, 2017 21:46:01 GMT -5
That sucker’ll be ripe on Dec 20.
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Post by toiv0 on Apr 10, 2017 9:32:40 GMT -5
You can keep your amatuer standing.
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 10, 2017 10:23:30 GMT -5
"We can only see green from our window ..."
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Post by MrMike on Apr 10, 2017 17:22:49 GMT -5
You can keep your amatuer standing. Thanks, I think.... |
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Post by MrMike on Apr 10, 2017 17:24:09 GMT -5
"We can only see green from our window ..." Hey, a positive spin on it... |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 10, 2017 17:41:36 GMT -5
Loose loose
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Post by coloradocliff on Jun 24, 2017 16:20:05 GMT -5
MrMike It will grow back in your humidity. You are already seeing the trunk get lots of little green growth tips. The speed depends on how many growth pushes you have in that climates. I get 4 pushes a season but after it gets hot the growth stops for the year. Bet Oregon climate gets twice that. It will always look funny. Tell people that its a baby, giant redwood and you'll help it get its respect back.. hehehe
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 24, 2017 16:22:03 GMT -5
Plant a bush in front of it......
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..............................MrP
