tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post1836523377243259345..comments2023-03-27T05:52:12.339-07:00Comments on Idora Design: Showing Off: Pruning ToyonsChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-81462022674849812782010-08-02T20:27:51.420-07:002010-08-02T20:27:51.420-07:00I just pruned two indigenous toyons - pretty gnarl...I just pruned two indigenous toyons - pretty gnarly specimens - this weekend - then of course decided to look up how and when to do it - and google sent me to your post - I did approach it much as you described, so I feel somewhat reassured, and like you I find it totally addicting. Removing stuff is easier for me than coming up with ideas for a landscape design. I'm not sure what time or Country Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294472166693008328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-84356726754803551782010-01-31T20:42:29.130-08:002010-01-31T20:42:29.130-08:00Thanks, Linda! As for your question, I couldn'...Thanks, Linda! As for your question, I couldn't say... These Toyons didn't have nests inside, yet they were still tall enough for birds to perch on the upper branches. I think it might be an aesthetic/fire safety decision more than a habitat one.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-74637960838666388522010-01-31T19:44:23.244-08:002010-01-31T19:44:23.244-08:00i love the end result of the pruned toyons. i am ...i love the end result of the pruned toyons. i am planning a re-do of my property to straight up natives and this was at the top of my list. my question is, is it more habitat friendly in its original state of dense brush? i am sure i will be putting it at the back of a 4 foot bed and so i'll have to manage it somewhat. how much would be my question. lsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143558492699440599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-8200725839843415292010-01-11T10:06:44.786-08:002010-01-11T10:06:44.786-08:00Thanks for the support, my garden friends!
Melis...Thanks for the support, my garden friends! <br />Melissa- I'm constantly having to remind myself of that rule- it can be easy to forget in the moment!<br /><br />Barbara and TM- I read that the berries aren't palatable to birds until they ferment just to the right level and then it's party time! Doesn't that sound fun? I'd love to see that!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-44171207163228079392010-01-10T21:33:27.552-08:002010-01-10T21:33:27.552-08:00The toyons looks great. Mine are quite young so pr...The toyons looks great. Mine are quite young so pruning is a much easier matter. You did a great job!Barbara Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811672524227472795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-85751306131916819842010-01-10T19:14:44.555-08:002010-01-10T19:14:44.555-08:00Those are amazing Toyon! Good work, too, they stil...Those are amazing Toyon! Good work, too, they still look inviting, with lots of berries. You stopped at the right time.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-51852637600941043042010-01-10T17:34:27.059-08:002010-01-10T17:34:27.059-08:00Thanks for the smile Christine and the inspiration...Thanks for the smile Christine and the inspiration to get pruning... but I must wait for the deep freeze to depart. I love your 'embrace your inner lumberjack...' I will remember that when I can get out to it. The Toyons are very beautiful and look very airy within what must have been overcrowded and lacking form. It looks like you did a perfect job.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-17302427074691369662010-01-10T16:20:19.107-08:002010-01-10T16:20:19.107-08:00wow, nice work! they look so much better.wow, nice work! they look so much better.deerseason87https://www.blogger.com/profile/00961819870304922522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316581347076542906.post-29628140450336663162010-01-10T15:18:25.745-08:002010-01-10T15:18:25.745-08:00Great post. Pruning is intimidating for many peopl...Great post. Pruning is intimidating for many people (even those of us who are designers). I like your suggestion to "move on to something more obvious" when you can't decide whether to cut a particular branch or not. It's always easier to come back later to remove something than to wish you hadn't wielded those loppers or pruners to begin with!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996427676480200885noreply@blogger.com