Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: This board is now conifers too!, 1 by pastime

pastime wrote:
Thought I'd post my dwarf Thujas. The one on the left is Thuja occidentalis "Degroots Spire', on the right is Thuja koraiensis 'Glauca Prostrata', (I think) .They are from Rich's Fox Willow Nursery in Woodstock, IL. When my DD gave them to me they were about 10"' high (little sticks with green leaves.) That was about 5 years ago. I decided not to press my luck through another winter so I dug them both up spring '07 and put them in these pots. I kept them in an unheated greenhouse over winter. I'm so glad I did that. Last winter was a monster. The Degroots would have died for sure. The Glauca Prostrata may reach it's potential of 3' tall x 3 - 4' wide, but the Degroots will probably be stunted in the pot. It's potential growth is 20' tall x 4' wide. They are so slow growing I'm not going to worry about how big they get. They are happy little guys and look nice on the patio. My DD always gives me the coolest plants. She's a landscaper and travels all over visiting nurseries for hard to find plants. What a job, and she gets paid to do it. She gave me a weeping Larch this year. I think it's from Oregon state. I will try to take a picture and post it later.

Diana