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| I have a garden bed that seems to retain water at a depth of about 2 feet and downward. I am suspecting that the Arizona cypress that grew and just died in the middle of the bed, fell victim to poor drainage. Other things in the same bed — viburnum pragense, delphiniums, yarrows, clematis, roses — grow wonderfully.
I want to plant another conifer in the same spot. However, the summer air in my yard has already proven to be too dry in summer for such as Cryptomerias, while that particular bed has now proven to be too wet in winter either for cypress or juniper. I'd like to try an Atlas cedar. But they cost so darn much, I thought I'd better seek advice from other knowledgeable gardeners before buying it. Or better yet, what conifers do any of you recommend for my rather strange air/soil conditions. |
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| bald cypress? or were you looking for something evergreen? otherwise you are looking at a drought tolerant (once established) tree that can take standing water. pretty perfect! |
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- Posted by plantknitter 8 (My Page) on Wed, May 27, 09 at 18:53
| Sitka spruce? I've seen it growing near a lakeshore in fairly boggy / peaty conditions. |
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- Posted by cascadians Oregon City, 8 (My Page) on Wed, May 27, 09 at 20:16
| Atlas cedars do NOT like too much water! Western red cedar, dawn redwood or bald cypress. |
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| Most of the other plants listed as growing well in the spot would rot off in a damp place also. So, it probably isn't, in fact a mire. The cypress is a dryland species, so it might have gotten too damp for it but would seem to be suitable for most other types - if dampness was, in fact the problem for the one tree. Although blue Atlas cedar grows natively in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco it apparently can do well in rather damp places here - one of the finest I have encountered was on a site so moist in winter I could hardly get to it. It is listed on page 34 of Champion Trees of Washington State by Robert Van Pelt: Circumference: 16'4" Do you have room for a tree like this? |
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- Posted by mdvaden_of_oregon West Side of Oregon (My Page) on Sat, May 30, 09 at 21:06
| It's not just because I've been hiking in the redwoods almost every 6 weeks on average - but - got room for a coast redwood? I just located one in Prairie Creek redwoods, called Artemis, that's been written about in a book. It has a brook flowing directly under it, and the tree is likely 1500 years old. bboy ... You may be right on that blue atlas cedar as long as it's not a bog. I recall the Cedrus genus as being somewhat tolerant of moisture. M. D. Vaden of Oregon |
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