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Cupress has had it's branches flattened to the ground but not snapped off
deadendwaterfall
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Approximately three weeks ago, I planted a cupress conifer and at the beginning of last week, I was surprised to see how quick it had grown within a short period of time. You can see below, the left hand side of the picture is the day I planted it and the right hand side of the picture is from during last week:
However, this afternoon, I was dismayed to find that in a very similar fashion to the shrub in the below picture, three of branches on the left side of the conifer in the first picture were flat on the ground, although not snapped off. I stuck some large bamboo sticks in the ground right next to the conifer and propped the branches against the sticks.
However, I was wondering if this incident will be a death sentence for the conifer and it die off shortly or if it'll adapt and continue to grow? The centre two branches are still standing, albeit not quite as straight.
Even if the flattened branches had snapped clean off, would that have killed off this conifer or would the branches merely have grown back later?
Will the branches flattened but propped up against the sticks always flop back to the ground again if the sticks are removed? If not, how long should they be propped against the sticks for to recover?
It would be a bit depressing seeing the flattened branches if it's a permanent thing but reassuring if the rest of the conifer continues to grow as normal, especially if the flattened ones actually grow outwards, an unusually shaped conifer would be better than a dead one.
I do have a rather severe case of OCD, especially when it comes to gardening related issues.
In a nutshell, will this conifer likely still continue to grow despite being partially flattened?
However, this afternoon, I was dismayed to find that in a very similar fashion to the shrub in the below picture, three of branches on the left side of the conifer in the first picture were flat on the ground, although not snapped off. I stuck some large bamboo sticks in the ground right next to the conifer and propped the branches against the sticks.
However, I was wondering if this incident will be a death sentence for the conifer and it die off shortly or if it'll adapt and continue to grow? The centre two branches are still standing, albeit not quite as straight.
Even if the flattened branches had snapped clean off, would that have killed off this conifer or would the branches merely have grown back later?
Will the branches flattened but propped up against the sticks always flop back to the ground again if the sticks are removed? If not, how long should they be propped against the sticks for to recover?
It would be a bit depressing seeing the flattened branches if it's a permanent thing but reassuring if the rest of the conifer continues to grow as normal, especially if the flattened ones actually grow outwards, an unusually shaped conifer would be better than a dead one.
I do have a rather severe case of OCD, especially when it comes to gardening related issues.
In a nutshell, will this conifer likely still continue to grow despite being partially flattened?
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