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mcdoodmcdood Posts: 24

Hi ,

Can anyone identify this conifer please. Trying to take cuttings as it's browned off but looks pretty enough to warrant the effort. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,979

    It looks to me like the variegated Leylandii   × Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Harlequin'variegated Leyland cypress.

    Not the easiest thing to strike cuttings from, but I have known people to be successful.

    This may help 

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/propagation_takeconifercuttings1.shtml 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,166

    It's half dead. Not the best material for cuttings



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,053

    image

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,979

    Hosta!  image

    Ours is not to reason why ...


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,053

    soz image but it still geez mi the dry boke.

    Devon.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,166

    I'm with Hosta.

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    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,979

    My views on most variegated plants (hostas and ivies excepted) are well documented ... however, I'm well aware that there are others with different opinions image

    Last edited: 05 October 2017 08:55:25


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,166

    image sorry image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,053

    I like variegated plants if they add something to the non variegated form. 

    Who doesn't love variegated holly? but variegated ceanothus and pyracantha and the like????? Not for me.

    Devon.
  • mcdoodmcdood Posts: 24

    Nutcutley Its half dead which is why I want to take cuttings and then dig that up.

    Dove thanks for the info.

    I've no idea what the rest of the comments mean.

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