I would have guessed those would be alright in those wet conditions. I have seen red osier dogwood growing wild in damp, flooded locations in...
Are you able to get good fall color in Minnesota? Or do the leaves get killed off before turning?
I was wondering if it was maybe that. I don't have a cone producing juniper nearby, but maybe a bird pooped a seed there.
I found this volunteer growing near my Cryptomeria 'Black Dragon'. You can see that it is right next to a 'Silver Sword' azalea. Is this a...
20 feet is pretty close for a tree like a coast redwood, but if your patio is concrete, then it probably isn't going to get very moist under there...
don't make it a flush cut. Cut a little bit out. It doesn't need to be 6 inches or anything that far. Maybe an inch or so, depending on the...
limbing up can be done to look nice, but most people can't do this. As for time, I would prefer winter, maybe January or February.
Don't the giants in the wild get buried in snow in the winter? Also, we haven't had snow here, at least that I have noticed. It just dropped...
How far is the tree from the house? and how deep is your foundation? Do you haver a basement? I'm guessing that foundations don't have to be...
Are you 45 minutes inland from those trees you mentioned? Anther thing, in addition to lake effect snow, there is a warming effect of the lake....
what about Chamaecyparis?
It was named in your honor. Now you hurt someone's feelings. Maybe they will change the name now. Maybe name it after some other message board guy.
Maybe it's named after Michael_F. http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/member.php?u=5864
Could it be a Philadelphus (Mock Orange)?
