Comments on: Cheerful Conifers: Some Year-Round Stars (With Photos) http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/cheerful-conifers-yearround-stars/ Helping you take joy in creating and maintaining the garden of your dreams... in the Pacific Northwest Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/cheerful-conifers-yearround-stars/#comment-3215 Genevieve Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:32:06 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=441#comment-3215 Kate, I wish I could be more helpful, but it's nearly impossible to diagnose plants from afar like this. My immediate concern is water - is it possible it's getting too much or too little? Is it possible any woody stems are buried (only the roots should be buried, never the trunk) as that can cause rot and death easily to conifers. Beyond checking those basics, I can only suggest you contact your local agricultural extension and ask what types of pest can hit that kind of plant in your area and cause defoliation. Good luck, and if you figure it out, be sure and let me know! Kate, I wish I could be more helpful, but it’s nearly impossible to diagnose plants from afar like this. My immediate concern is water – is it possible it’s getting too much or too little? Is it possible any woody stems are buried (only the roots should be buried, never the trunk) as that can cause rot and death easily to conifers. Beyond checking those basics, I can only suggest you contact your local agricultural extension and ask what types of pest can hit that kind of plant in your area and cause defoliation.

Good luck, and if you figure it out, be sure and let me know!

]]> By: Kate Zenna http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/cheerful-conifers-yearround-stars/#comment-3212 Kate Zenna Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:36:09 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=441#comment-3212 My two year old Horstmann's Silberlocke Korean Fir is losing needles at the top, which it did not do before, I do not see any pests on it, but am concerned if this is a sign of a problem with the plant. My two year old Horstmann’s Silberlocke Korean Fir is losing needles at the top, which it did not do before, I do not see any pests on it, but am concerned if this is a sign of a problem with the plant.

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/cheerful-conifers-yearround-stars/#comment-118 Genevieve Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:38:41 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=441#comment-118 I'm so with you - I think we're in for a resurgance in conifer popularity! With the wild foliage that's all the rage nowadays, conifers have something really special to offer. I'm a big fan of what I call "woodland tropical", with gorgeous, lush, wet foliage, conifers used as backdrop and accents (with a few non-greens to spice things up), big leaves and bold flower and foliage color interspersed among, so it looks like a tropical rain forest. If only we had monkeys here in the northwest! I’m so with you – I think we’re in for a resurgance in conifer popularity! With the wild foliage that’s all the rage nowadays, conifers have something really special to offer.

I’m a big fan of what I call “woodland tropical”, with gorgeous, lush, wet foliage, conifers used as backdrop and accents (with a few non-greens to spice things up), big leaves and bold flower and foliage color interspersed among, so it looks like a tropical rain forest. If only we had monkeys here in the northwest!

]]> By: Fern http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/cheerful-conifers-yearround-stars/#comment-117 Fern Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:37:56 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=441#comment-117 Its seems like conifers were really poorly used in the 50s and 60s, fell out of favor, and are now seeing a resurgence with access to more interesting varieties. I really like the Jubilee Alaskan "cedar." <abbr><em>Fern’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeOnTheBalcony/~3/492265441/" rel="nofollow">Lighter Pots, Less Soil Wasted, and a Way to Recycle Plastic Bottles</a></abbr></em> Its seems like conifers were really poorly used in the 50s and 60s, fell out of favor, and are now seeing a resurgence with access to more interesting varieties. I really like the Jubilee Alaskan “cedar.”

Fern’s last blog post..Lighter Pots, Less Soil Wasted, and a Way to Recycle Plastic Bottles

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