Trees
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Rod Fearnley
Santa Fe and Burlington Northern at amalgamation
I have used Lonicera, Box, Hawthorn various globe varieties for my line. All look good with some judicious pruning. I have no idea of the real art of Bonsai, but that is what I try to achieve.
Cynos
Cynos
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
<p>I use a range of dwarf conifers but also box which I keep pruned to something like a scale size. The beauty of box is that it is really easy to propagate. Each time I prune I shove a few off-cuts into the ground and leave them. I reckon on round about 90% strike rate. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2008/03/progress-report-11.html"><img width="240" height="320" border="0" alt="Box tree pruned to scale" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lFmnuaQ3ubw/R--d6b4z8yI/AAAAAAAAAOw/KavzZA0_ccY/s320/IMG_0831.jpg" /></a>
</p><p>In my garden, plants have to thrive on neglect!</p><p> </p><p>Rik
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</p><p>In my garden, plants have to thrive on neglect!</p><p> </p><p>Rik
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trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
Hi, I have Leylandi and Hebe. What I did find was that if I left them in the plant pots, growth would be restricted which has proved to be the case - although they still managed 1ft per year! Pruning is the answer as you do see many garden hedges under control. An unrestricted tree has grown to 7ft before I stopped its vertical growth. I have one very slow-growing one which is dark green and looks as though its frosted with icing sugar! This has managed about 1 inch per year. Sorry I don't know the names of these varieties - the only connection with green fingers is when I get green paint on them!
Mick
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Rod Fearnley
Santa Fe and Burlington Northern at amalgamation
Arh, Ric what you call Box, is what I call Lonicera var Baggesons Gold. They do make good trees though eh?
Cynos
Cynos
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Well there you go. Always learn something on this forum. Whatever it's called, it's good stuff.
The original plants were given to me by my late dad about 27 years ago. He'd propagated them (knowing him it will have been from a cutting he'd made from a bush in a municipal garden somewhere). He called them box, I've never thought to question it (Dad's know everything - maybe someone should tell my daughter that!).
Rik
Radish Bahn
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<p>This is one of my favourites. Santolina - aka Lavendar Cotton. It will survive a few years in our climate (Zone 4+)</p><p> </p>
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minimans
Trains, Planes, Automobiles & Shooting
As you can see I likes me tree's and they really don't need a lot of expert type care, believe me if it will die I can kill it!! next time your at the nursury or even the supermarket take a look at the small plant section there's always something to catch the eye..................
Radish Bahn
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</p><p>There's a good article in the current issue of Garden Railways on how to prune these to keep them in scale. Maybe you can train your dogs to selectively chew them.
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Granitechops
Narrow Gauge 1/12th scale on 45mm</br>Quarrying &
<p> </p><p>And of course every tree that gets TOO big</p><p>thats too big to transplant</p><p> </p><p>they do make very realistic tree stumps 
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