Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Collected last year. Did some clean up on it today. Needs solid wiring job in Autumn. I put 5 fert baskets with a 9-5-9 fertilizer. Will let grow out and chase foliage back this spring summer to tighten up.
Chamaecyparis Psifera 'Golden Mop' (False Cypress) #106
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MMJNICE
Shohin
Cool little tree. Should even better after you Jin some of the dead trunks and it fills out some. Funny the house in the background looks very much like my house in Dayton Ohio... and the golden mop reminds me of a golden thuji I've been developing for the last 7 months. It's pretty thin as well and has similar barking on the trunk. Good luck with your new project. And I got to your thread by looking at another golden mop that's pretty nice.. so it's definitely possible. Any definite ideas on what kinda style your going for?
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Thanks! Last year it was collected so this is the first year I am going to really put some work into it. Main goal is to chase it back a bit and get some interior growth strengthened for now. Ill consider setting some primary branches in fall if growth is good.
Its a pretty large tree... About 3ft tall. Style is still open but There are living branches coming from both trunks. Im thinking of keeping the foliage on the right mostly and having deadwood on the left of both trunks.
Its a pretty large tree... About 3ft tall. Style is still open but There are living branches coming from both trunks. Im thinking of keeping the foliage on the right mostly and having deadwood on the left of both trunks.
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Beauty and a beast
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Interesting label. The left trunk is a beast with these low flowing spikes of deadwood. The right slender trunk lacks that and is mostly thinner living foliage.
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Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Worked it a bit today. Had to weed the soil, new fertilizer, wired a few definite branches into place. Looking at it from a new angle possibly. I think Ill be leaving rest of year now.
RobC
Sapling
i collected one a few years ago. i have no idea what to do with it. 
wired branches tend to bounce back to original position. hopefully, you get a better experience than i did. mine also has tons of spiky jins. i get scratched every time i remove the weeds. but i love the bark on this thing though.
wired branches tend to bounce back to original position. hopefully, you get a better experience than i did. mine also has tons of spiky jins. i get scratched every time i remove the weeds. but i love the bark on this thing though.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Looked at this tree a little today and decided that what it needs is a perfectly placed thread graft on the large trunk. Has anyone tried thread grafting a chamaecyparis? Thoughts or advice? Best time of year?
The Barber
Chumono
I would think that an approach graft would work better, right before growing season. It would be hard to pull the foliage through a hole in the tree without damaging it, unlike a deciduous tree which can be defoliated.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
An approach graff on the trunk would not be centered though, no? I thought about your concern, honestly, but felt that I could make it work probably.
The Barber
Chumono
What about scion grafting? Can always try it on a portion of the tree you don't plan on keeping first.
stubmle
Mame
You could try a one-point graft... make a hole in the recipient and force in a doubled-over donor branch. Scrape the cambium on the donor before inserting. Chamaecyparis can handle this well apparently. Nick Lenz described using Chamaecyparis to replace Thuja foliage in this fashion in his book.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
I have all winter to think it through and research exactly what type of graft I will use and which specific branch will be used. It will be one of my major goals for next year styling-wise. I also want to do a light repot this tree as well in spring.
