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Evergreen Mysteries

comments (6) June 22nd, 2009 in gallery

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These two evergreens trees/large shrubs were in my Houston, TX front yard when I bought it. I think they are probably about 35-40 years old. They are beautiful but a mystery! The trunks twist like something out of Big Sur and the trees have cedar-like characteristics. They aren't like anything we have here in Texas. Any ideas of what these two beauties might be?

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glennt writes: arizona cypress Posted: 3:26 am on July 24th
littlesara writes: Looks like Juniperus torulosa (Hollywood Juniper)to me. I'd say they were pruned/limbed up early and in an interesting fashion.I'm not always a fan, but those trunks are cool. If they're healthy (ie in no danger of becoming top-heavy and splitting), I would feature them. They look like some similar specimens I saw in a garden in China. Posted: 10:47 pm on August 17th
jblairmpls writes: The foliage and bark look like cedar. Could these be sets of two or more cedar trees trained into a braided trunk? Posted: 9:52 am on June 30th
wflather writes: Looks like arborvitae to me, but is hard to tell withough a close-up of the foliage. Posted: 2:45 pm on June 29th
Bethjt writes: They have some juniper like characteristics but I've never seen a juniper with this type of twisted trunk combined with bunched flat needles. I'm sorry that I can't get a better picture of the needles. Posted: 12:57 pm on June 28th
eglantyne writes: contorted Juniper?? Posted: 11:10 pm on June 26th
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