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Leftwood Saint Bonifacius, MN(Zone 4a) Jun 23, 2006

Well, at least for some people. The Juniperus rigida 'Pendula' at Rice Creek Gardens, MN.

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Maackia Eau Claire, WI Jun 23, 2006

Hi Rick,

I make a point to look at it every time I visit there. What will become of it with them moving the operation south?

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berrygirl Lakemont, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 23, 2006

LOL! That tree looks like my red cedars after an ice storm.

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Leftwood Saint Bonifacius, MN(Zone 4a) Jun 23, 2006

Apparently it is too much to try to move it to Spring Grove (the new location). Harvey tells me they are going to move it to Lyndale Park, on the north side of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis.

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Kevin_5 Elburn, IL(Zone 5a) Jun 24, 2006

No drool here--that's "U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you's ugly"

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Leftwood Saint Bonifacius, MN(Zone 4a) Jun 24, 2006

Well Guy, maybe it's a good thing they didn't have any grafts of this very pendulous form. It would weep even more where you are.

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victorgardener Lower Hudson Valley, NY(Zone 6b) Jun 25, 2006

I agree with Kevin - that IS ugly! To me, there is a line weepers cross that brings them from elegant, flowing, waterfall-like beauties to stupid looking atrocities that looked like they were hacked up by some chainsaw wielding lunatic.

Victor

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tigerlily123 Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b) Jun 25, 2006

lol that tree looks like I had some time with it pruning it with a chain saw....

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jun 26, 2006

The pendulous branches have of course evolved to shed all the drool . . .

Though how you drool over the top of it, I don't know (and don't wan't to know, either!)

;-)

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StarhillForest Illinois, IL(Zone 5b) Jun 26, 2006

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Well Guy, maybe it's a good thing they didn't have any grafts of this very pendulous form. It would weep even more where you are.

It's pretty extreme, alright. Reminds me a lot of that Green Arrow Xanthocyparis cultivar. But look at that central leader maintain without staking. Many pendulous trees can't claim that advantage.

I expect mine to arrive here in about a week -- a friend picked it up for me at Foxwillow. I guess we'll see what that one looks like!

Guy S.

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