Baron von Smoogle
Seedling
I stopped by my local Wenthworth Nursery today to see what they might have that I could chop up and grow.
As I was talking to the manager about what I was looking for, she told me there was a section in the back with a bunch of junipers that had been there for awhile and that if I found anything there, she would give me a good deal.
The junipers were all mashed up together and had been for some time. None of the junipers had any growth less than 2 feet from the trunk so I passed on them. I did spot a Thuja leaning over against the fence that had, IMO, a huge trunk, growth very near the base of the tree and some budding in close. The tree was really tall so I was not optimistic about being able to afford it despite it not having ANY tags on the tree or pot. When I went back inside and asked about it the manager asked me how big the pot was and I told her. She then quoted me a price of $10. So, I bought it. The original price for the tree was $300!!!! I was out the door for $10.59!!!
The tree is 8.5 feet tall, the trunk at the current soil line is 4" in diameter and 13" in circumference. I will look at it over the next couple of weeks before deciding how far down to chop it.
As I was talking to the manager about what I was looking for, she told me there was a section in the back with a bunch of junipers that had been there for awhile and that if I found anything there, she would give me a good deal.
The junipers were all mashed up together and had been for some time. None of the junipers had any growth less than 2 feet from the trunk so I passed on them. I did spot a Thuja leaning over against the fence that had, IMO, a huge trunk, growth very near the base of the tree and some budding in close. The tree was really tall so I was not optimistic about being able to afford it despite it not having ANY tags on the tree or pot. When I went back inside and asked about it the manager asked me how big the pot was and I told her. She then quoted me a price of $10. So, I bought it. The original price for the tree was $300!!!! I was out the door for $10.59!!!
The tree is 8.5 feet tall, the trunk at the current soil line is 4" in diameter and 13" in circumference. I will look at it over the next couple of weeks before deciding how far down to chop it.
