This tree (?) came up out of some pine mulch in my garden in the spring of 2011, so I moved it into this wine-keg planter. It is doing very well - but I don't know if it's a tree, or shrub or what.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
. - Harold
High-res images:
(I'm irrigating it with my window unit drain )
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2442679/Evergreen2.jpg[/img]
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2442679/Evergreen3.jpg[/img]
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2442679/Evergreen-close.jpg[/img]
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It sure might be...hendi_alex wrote:Just a wild guess as there are so many similar evergreens, but looks like red cedar to me
Similar to the Eastern Red Cedar, but the needles are sharper and the branches and sub-branches are more alternate pennately separated - perhaps because it is young...
I found this:
[url]https://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/jusi.html[/url]
You guys do get Red Cedar, but you also get Western Red Cedar, better known as Rocky Mountain Juniper, which it could be. It's a fairly safe bet that Juniper is correct, at least, but you may never know to species. There are many, many cultivars and hybrids in the nursery trade. In any event, don't rule out the softer, scales junipers. When young, many do have prickly needles.