{"id":21096,"date":"2021-03-24T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=21096"},"modified":"2021-03-24T11:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T11:10:12","slug":"little-conifers-little-tree-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/little-conifers-little-tree-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Conifers Little Tree Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What are Miniature Conifers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Natural slow growing conifers that have not been deliberately stunted can be grown as miniatures.<\/li>\n<li>The annual rate of growth is \u00c2\u00bc&#8221; to 1&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Miniature conifers can be grown from several species including abies, pine, picea, chamaecyparis, cryptomeria and juniper<\/li>\n<li>They are propagated from seed or as cuttings of existing miniatures.<\/li>\n<li>Cuttings from sports or mutations can produce new varieties.<\/li>\n<li>True miniatures differ from dwarf varieties and slow growers which also produce small trees<\/li>\n<li>Miniatures are the shortest of the conifer family used in alpine gardens, scree gardens, troughs and display pots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Little Conifer Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Miniatures can grow in troughs with 3&#8243; depth of soil or in window boxes.<\/li>\n<li>Allow them to spread the roots rather than delve too deeply<\/li>\n<li>If grown as commemorative trees they can become long lived family treasures.<\/li>\n<li>Contour the site in proportion to the trees you are growing making allowance for the anticipated height<\/li>\n<li>Do not allow trees to be heavily overshadowed or left too dry.<\/li>\n<li>Beware juvenile foliage may look different.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/miniature-pines-are-smaller-than-dwarf-pines\/\">Read more on Gardeners tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20789\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-1526x1536.jpg 1526w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-2034x2048.jpg 2034w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/conifers-002a-268x270.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Miniature and Dwarf Conifers\u00c2\u00a0 from above<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Other Conifer Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is natural for evergreens to lose some leaves and the brown bits can be gently cleared away in spring.<\/li>\n<li>Spray a magnesium solution as a pick me up. This may be needed if the tree is loosing colour or the ends of leaves are exuding sap.<\/li>\n<li>too much general fertiliser encourages coarse growth<\/li>\n<li>Repot when roots fill to the side of the pot. It may be necessary. to shake off old soil and drainage material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Miniature Conifers Natural slow growing conifers that have not been deliberately stunted can be grown as miniatures. The annual rate of growth is \u00c2\u00bc&#8221; to 1&#8243; Miniature conifers can be grown from several species including abies, pine, picea, chamaecyparis, cryptomeria and juniper They are propagated from seed or as cuttings of existing miniatures. Cuttings from sports or mutations can produce new varieties. True miniatures differ from dwarf varieties and slow growers which also produce small trees Miniatures are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/trees-and-shrubs\/little-conifers-little-tree-tips\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trees-and-shrubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21096"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21100,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21096\/revisions\/21100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}