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Columnar Trees wanted

Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:56pm
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DaveH44

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Does anyone know of a Garden Centre that sells these trees?

Thanks

Kimmy11

Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:04pm

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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:04pm

Hi Dave,

I've only seen specialist palm and olive tree nurseries in this area.  The trees in the photo you've attached appear to be Italian pencil Cypress, so you're probably best visiting a local nursery and asking whether they can recommend a supplier.

Kind regards,

Kim

DaveH44

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:06pm

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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:06pm

Kimmy11 wrote on Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:04pm:

Hi Dave,

I've only seen specialist palm and olive tree nurseries in this area.  The trees in the photo you've attached appear to be Italian pencil Cypress, so you're probably best visiting a local nursery and asking whether they can recommend a supplier.

Kind regards,

Kim

Thanks for that

Kimmy11

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:31pm

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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:31pm

Hi Dave,

Coincidentally, I've just been to my local nursery to buy some new shears and they had a similar tree there called Cypress "Totem" - €38 for a tree about 6ft tall.  May be worth asking for those at your local nursery.

Kind regards,  

Kim

DaveH44

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:56pm

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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:56pm

Kimmy11 wrote on Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:31pm:

Hi Dave,

Coincidentally, I've just been to my local nursery to buy some new shears and they had a similar tree there called Cypress "Totem" - €38 for a tree about 6ft tall.  May be worth asking for those at your local nursery.

Kind regards,  

Kim

Thank you, the price seems a bit high, as I need to buy about 25/30trees

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VictorEmman

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:32pm

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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:32pm

Hi Dave

This is Cypress. Easy to find them in garden centers. You could find them, but with a small size, young ones (between 15cm to 1m50). With correct watering, they grow quickly. If you plant young ones, choose at least 1m between each of them.

Kimmy11

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:48pm

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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:48pm

DaveH44 wrote on Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:56pm:

Thank you, the price seems a bit high, as I need to buy about 25/30trees

Hi Dave,

For that quantity, you probably need to find a wholesaler - or negotiate a discount at a local garden centre.

Kind regards,

Kim

VictorEmman

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:15pm

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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:15pm

Kimmy11 wrote on Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:48pm:

Hi Dave,

For that quantity, you probably need to find a wholesaler - or negotiate a discount at a local garden centre.

Kind regards,

Kim

Hi Kimmy

When it's about buying a old tree, a tall one, the root system come restricted in a pot or a bag, so when you plant them, it gets a small size of roots. With a big wind, a tall cypress will collapse. I think it's better to buy a cypress with 3 years old, with 1.50m, this way, the root can stabilize the tree more eficiently. A cypress f 1.50cm could cost around 12€.

A cypress can grow about 50cm each year.

VictorEmman

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:21pm

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Kimmy11

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:15pm

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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:15pm

VictorEmman wrote on Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:15pm:

Hi Kimmy

When it's about buying a old tree, a tall one, the root system come restricted in a pot or a bag, so when you plant them, it gets a small size of roots. With a big wind, a tall cypress will collapse. I think it's better to buy a cypress with 3 years old, with 1.50m, this way, the root can stabili...

...ze the tree more eficiently. A cypress f 1.50cm could cost around 12€.

A cypress can grow about 50cm each year.

Great!  As you live in Aspe and seem to be so knowledgeable about Cypress trees (even though you offered no advice on the variety), perhaps you can recommend a supplier to Dave?

Kind regards,

Kim

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