conifer nursery

What is the best time to plant conifers?

Conifers can be planted in early spring (March to May) and early fall (September to October). As with all plants, try to plant your conifers on an overcast day when the tree will lose less water through transpiration (the evaporation of water from plants).

How close to a house can you plant a conifer?

If you're considering planting large conifer trees, you should always aim to plant at least 35 meters away from a property. You should also make sure you check the size of the mature tree, not the size at the time of planting. Although conifer roots are shallow, they spread up to seven times as wide as they mature.

Can you keep conifers in pots?

Most conifers like an acid soil so incorporate some ericaceous compost into the planting hole. ... Plant to the same depth as it is in the pot. If planting in a container, choose a container at least 3 times the size of the pot it is already in.

Are conifers fast growing?

Leighton Green (Cupressocyparis leylandii)

This is a fast-growing conifer, excellent as a screening plant or trimmed into a hedge. It has a very dense-forming habit and can reach heights of more than 5m in 10 years and can grow to more than 15m. Not for small gardens, unless you have time to keep it at a smaller size.

Do conifers need a lot of water?

Trees are usually mulched in late winter, after any fertiliser application, to conserve winter moisture reserves in the soil before the spring and summer. Watering: Although newly planted conifers initially need careful watering, once established they usually need little water.

Do conifers die when cut down?

In their native habitat this is an adaptation to forest fires. If you do not want them to regrow act swiftly after felling. Conifers on the other hand never regrow. So if you cut down a Leyland hedge it will not regenerate from the base, however those resinous stumps will persist, taking many years to rot down.

Are conifers poisonous?

The leaves and fruits of conifers such as Juniperus (juniper) are poisonous to cattle and humans.

What are the worst trees to plant?

Trees known for their rather undesirable qualities, and why you should steer clear of them.

Cottonwood. One of the trees you should avoid having in your backyard is certainly cottonwood. ...
Bradford Pear. ...
Mimosa Tree. ...
Mulberry Tree. ...
Chinese Tallow. ...
Norway Maple. ...
Eucalyptus. ...
Quaking Aspen.

How far should a pine tree be from a house?

Generally, a tree should be planted at least fifteen feet away from the foundation of a home. For larger, overstory species (taller than sixty feet), that distance should be increased to at least twenty feet from foundations and landscape features.

Why is my Conifer going brown?

Growing conditions. RHS Gardening Advice believes that many brown patches are likely to result from adverse growing conditions such as drought, frost, waterlogging or cold, drying winds, all of which could inhibit regeneration from the trimmed foliage.

What is the best soil for conifers?

For most conifers, slightly acid soil that is loamy and well-drained is ideal. Unless the soil is very compacted or so light and porous that it retains very little moisture, you will not need to add organic matter.

How high do conifers grow?

Large conifers grow more than 12 inches per year, the majority reaching 15 feet tall or greater.

What conifers grow fast?

Leylandii (Green)

Leylandii is a conifer that is the fastest –growing, evergreen, hedging plant and will create a hedge quickly. Because it is fast growing, it is generally the cheapest way of forming an evergreen garden hedge and hence the most popular.

How quickly do leylandii conifers grow?

Leylandii hedge plants have a very fast growth rate, achieving 75 - 90 cm a year and will reach heights of between 2m and 6m tall.

How many conifers are in a meter?

Conifer Hedging

Conifers can really vigorous and have thick trunks, so they can be planted at wider spacing. Use 2 plants per metre (1 plant every 2 feet) in a single row, or 3 (one per foot) in a double row.

Can you over water a conifer?

Conifer Watering Advice

After the roots have grown out into the surrounding soil (approximately 3-6 months) the plant will require less attention and subsequent watering is generally necessary only during extended dry spells as conifers have shallow roots and cannot access deeper moisture.

Will conifers recover after drought?

The main thing to remember is that most conifers will not grow back from old wood. So if you prune them now, you could cut back too far and the plant will never recover.

Can you cut the top off a conifer?

Conifers have apical dominance: they grow straight upward from the trunk, its branches are but a second thought. If its top is lopped off it will stop growing upward, and its branches will take over, so the typical form of the tree will be lost. You can cut the top off but it will usually create two leaders.

What kills big conifer tree roots?

drill some holes and pour in glyphosate (eg RoundUp. They will die and quickly rot.

What's killing my conifers?

Conifers are prone to viral, fungal, and bacterial diseases, any of which can cause the evergreens to turn brown. Conifer diseases can strike at the needles, the roots, the trunk, and/or the branches. ... To stop the spread of this conifer disease, remove all infected needles and apply a fungicide all over the tree.

How deep are conifer tree roots?

most large trees will have the majority of their roots in the top 18 to 24 inches, it is however based on soil type. the better the overall drainage, generally the deeper and more expansive the root system.