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storybookmum Windsor, Ontario, ON(Zone 6b) Apr 03, 2005

Does anyone have one of these? I saw one at a visit to our local nursery last week and fell in love with the fluffy little thing. I have to put one in at the new house (moving in a couple of weeks). It's very soft and appealing, kind of zany looking. Just wondering if anyone has experience with them to suggest where it might be happiest.

TIA,

Kris

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StarhillForest Illinois, IL(Zone 5b) Apr 06, 2005

Assuming it's grafted on white pine understock, it should grow well anywhere you can grow standard white pine -- reasonable drainage, full sun, freedom from competition, etc.

Guy S.

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storybookmum Windsor, Ontario, ON(Zone 6b) Apr 07, 2005

Okay, Guy, that sounds reasonable enough. I didn't have the impression that it was grafted, the lady at the nursery talked about "stake training" it to grow upright; she said that's why they sold them at a fairly large size, because it took that level of maturity to get it to stand up, instead of "collapsing all over the ground like it wants to."

I don't think I can resist it....

Kris

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StarhillForest Illinois, IL(Zone 5b) Apr 07, 2005

That's probably true, but they still need to be propagated asexually and I don't know of anyone who is rooting them from cuttings or producing them via tissue culture, so that leaves grafting. Anyway, go for it!

Guy S.

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