Fall 2021 Gold Cone Juniper Check-in - October 2021
We have a trio of Gold Cone Junipers that I planted a few seasons ago in our backyard bed. I put them in the ground in Spring 2019 and three growing seasons later, they're turning into something very different that I was thinking: they're turning into a lollipop-like conifer. These Gold Cone Junipers are notorious for splaying when snow piles on them, so that first season, I wired them up to help prevent that winter damage . By that first Fall, they were showing some signs of stress . Then, after their first Winter, they browned out ...but came back in Summer. These also are more sun-loving than most things in our yard, so having them planted in the shade of a Walnut tree isn't ideal. Not to mention....I planted these without consulting the plan, so they're sort-of orphaned here. I don't necessarily WANT them here - nor does the plan call for them - but why rip them out now when I don't have anything else to plant there. So, over the past...