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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 11 12:30 pm Post subject: Juniper
There is a juniper bush here which is a bit rampant: taking over the garden. There has never been any sign of berries on it either. I am minded to get proper brutal with it and cut it back really hard, but I don't know if juniper is a thing that will die from that or not. Other than brutality, any thoughts on getting it to fruit? I did wonder if it was perhaps a male bush.

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18409

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 11 12:49 pm Post subject:
Never mind berries, just use a leafy sprig for cookery instead.

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 2400
Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 11 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Juniper

Hairyloon wrote:

I did wonder if it was perhaps a male bush.

Well, I believe that it is dioecious, so either way it needs a bit of help....

Peter.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 11 1:44 pm Post subject:
Mist conifers only stand light pruning. If you cut back into the brown wood they rarely regenerate. I'm pretty sure that many of the garden varieties are sterile so maybe you have one of those.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 11 4:16 pm Post subject:

Tavascarow wrote:

Mist conifers only stand light pruning.

So how do you distinguish the mist conifers from the other type?

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If you cut back into the brown wood they rarely regenerate.

I am aware that is-true of many conifers, but I am pretty sure the question is species dependant.

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I'm pretty sure that many of the garden varieties are sterile so maybe you have one of those.

Ah yes. That could explain it.

Tristan

Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Posts: 392
Location: North Gloucestershire

Posted: Sat Jun 04, 11 9:07 pm Post subject:
Most junpers will recover from a hard prune, take it from a chainsaw-wielding maniac. Not all bear fruit however. Is it prostrate or fastigiate?

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