On Nov 14, 12:19*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:57:23 -0500, "Ron" wrote:
Can anyone identify what type of shrub this is and what it is called? *Here
are two photos:
http://i42.tinypic.com/jto3t0.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/xgfjpx.jpg
I have several of these at a property in Eastern Pennsylvania (in Lower
Bucks County). *They are way too big and overgrown for where they are
located on the property and I would like to cut them way back if possible.
It may be the wrong time of year to do that now, and it may be that if I cut
them way back it will take too long for them to recover and look half way
decent.
But, if I could identify exactly what type of shrub it is, maybe I could do
a little more research on how and when to trim them etc.
They are some kind of Arbor Vitae, I think. *They will take a crapload
of abuse. * you might be able to just hack them down to size if you
can live with some scraggle for a year or two.
Better yet, if you found a landscaper who needed a couple that size,
they might be able to yank yours out and put some smaller ones in.
There is a local guy that has a giant shovel that transplants 20-30'
trees with a minimum of fuss. * * *Might be too close to your house to
use that-- but a decent landscaper can tell you for sure.
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Agree. Definitely an arbor vitae. Given the rounded shape,
I would think it could be a globe arbor vitae. The bad news is
that once they are that size there it;s not practical to get them
cut way back in size. The green growth is at the perimeter and
it will look like hell. And from the location, I would agree
they need to be cut way back, like to 50% at least. Like Jim said,
they can take a lot of abuse, so when you trim them isn't critical.
The good news is that if you want to start over, nurseries are
having Fall blowouts and these aren't expensive. I could
get new ones, about 2ft in size for $10 -15 now in NJ.
The bad news is that if you want to put them back in the
same spot, digging out the old ones is gonna be the hard
part. But that is what day laborers are good at....