Planting a Bald Cypress - Front Yard Tree
I mentioned in a post that I picked up a late-season Bald Cypress tiny tree at Home Depot recently, but didn't want to mark it down (officially. Or as official as a blog post here counts as...) as the 26th tree that we've planted since we moved in. But, now, you can see in the photo above that it is, indeed in the ground. So we're now at 26 trees. Full list is at the bottom of this post.
As I mentioned in the post when I showed off the newly purchased Bald Cypress, this is a tree that we've been stalking for some time. I *almost* pulled the trigger on a large one at the Growing Place that had a columnar habit, but passed on it at the last minute. I have a feeling I'll be back next year to buy *that* tree. But for now, we'll have to try this little guy.
The reason for the little one is both because it was cheap (sure!), but also because of where I planted this thing. I wanted it to go in the front yard, between our driveway and the neighbor to the nor…
As I mentioned in the post when I showed off the newly purchased Bald Cypress, this is a tree that we've been stalking for some time. I *almost* pulled the trigger on a large one at the Growing Place that had a columnar habit, but passed on it at the last minute. I have a feeling I'll be back next year to buy *that* tree. But for now, we'll have to try this little guy.
The reason for the little one is both because it was cheap (sure!), but also because of where I planted this thing. I wanted it to go in the front yard, between our driveway and the neighbor to the nor…
