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RE: Boulder Sunday ~ Mount Wellington Boulders
Wow.... I wonder if I have planted too many trees around my house now. A forest of pines, spruce and fir. I am keeping them all pruned though so that none are over 15’ tall.... did you know you could prune an everGreen so that it stays 16’ tall ? I learned at a Christmas Tree Farm out in North Gower.
I pruned the pine in my backyard for the first time 2 summers ago after googling how. It was growing far too fast for the space.
Yep.... it’s great at 1st .... they can grow 4’ a year.... so a 2’ seedling can be 10’ in 3 years... if it’s really happy in its soil. But if you let it keep going it will go to 100 ’ before you know it. ... mine have been growing for 20 years and if I had not pruned the tops at 20’ they would now all be 80’ tall and hanging over all my neighbors yards.... making lots of shade and pine needles.
I pruned the top while I could still reach it since mine is in the backyard of a townhouse. If it becomes too much of a hassle it might become a Christmas tree, but I would hate to do that.