TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Also, is there any reason I can’t trim the spruce to keep them all the exact shape I want them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 54 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Also, is there any reason I can’t trim the spruce to keep them all the exact shape I want them? That's what they do with Christmas trees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 59 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Also, is there any reason I can’t trim the spruce to keep them all the exact shape I want them? Do you want shape or size? I let mine grow and they kept a nice shape, they just got pretty big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I gave them a good amount of space. It’s weird because we got the inspiration from a house we lived near growing up. They planted them probably no more than 5 feet apart and they are probably 20 feet tall if not bigger now and look awesome. Almost like they didn’t branch out as wide as they could have, but kept there fullness and didn’t grow into each other. Wherever they start losing sun the branches in those areas will start to die off. But yeah, plants are smart. If they’re not getting enough sun growing outward, they’ll put more energy into growing upward. That’s why you have so many tall, lanky/leggy trees growing in tall forests. A pine tree that I let grow in the backyard all alone looks like a giant shrub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: I can't believe how big my hemlock got since I moved here. I didn't realize it until I compared images of the house when it was up for sale in 2013 when we bought it. It's the width that is more of an issue because it kills grass under it. Already trimmed it back once. @tamarack Is there a good way to keep these growing more in the vertical, vs horizontal? I don't want to cut it, but not sure what else I can do. I love the tree. Short of pruning back lower branches, not much as most trees try to build their "factory" as big as conditions allow, so when standing alone, trees grow both out and up. I can't think of a way to prune for less width and retain a decent looking tree. If you try the side-branch pruning, always stop where a vigorous branchlet can be left or the branch will die and be an ugly stub. 23 years ago we transplanted a 2-foot tall fir onto our lawn. Fir naturally has a more narrow profile than hemlock, but even so the now 40-foot tall tree is at least 20 feet wide - would make a nice Christmas tree for PWM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 If we're doing spruce chat, can we have some appreciation for the Norway Spruce? I've always loved their branching structure when they get old and huge. Here's a majestic specimen from downtown Laconia on google maps. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Here’s the big blue spruce by my run and what happens after a couple decades if you plant too many too closely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 39 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: If we're doing spruce chat, can we have some appreciation for the Norway Spruce? I've always loved their branching structure when they get old and huge. Here's a majestic specimen from downtown Laconia on google maps. Much better than norway maples. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 17 hours ago, dendrite said: Wherever they start losing sun the branches in those areas will start to die off. But yeah, plants are smart. If they’re not getting enough sun growing outward, they’ll put more energy into growing upward. That’s why you have so many tall, lanky/leggy trees growing in tall forests. A pine tree that I let grow in the backyard all alone looks like a giant shrub. Two reasons for "cabbage" pine, full sun and white pine weevil, and the first reinforces the second as the insect prefers the thicker leaders of open-grown pines, more room for the babies. Weevils hit the young pines in thicker woods, too, but less frequently and usually those pines soon have a single side branch win the race upward, such that the tree has a small crook but is otherwise straight. In the open, most/all of the top whorl branches continue to grow, and get weeviled, and grow, and . . . (After white pine, Norway spruce is the weevil favorite due to that tree's thick leaders. The critter will also hit white spruce, though rarely. I've never noticed it on red pine.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 10 hours ago, dendrite said: Here’s the big blue spruce by my run and what happens after a couple decades if you plant too many too closely. Yeah, mine should have room to get to that size of the lone one. No surprise the other ones didn’t work out though. Looks like they were planted 2 feet apart lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 10 hours ago, eekuasepinniW said: If we're doing spruce chat, can we have some appreciation for the Norway Spruce? I've always loved their branching structure when they get old and huge. Here's a majestic specimen from downtown Laconia on google maps. Beautiful tree. I love how full it is right to the bottom and almost has a bit of a weeping feature going on. That’s an incredibly healthy tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I’m out on the road doing beer sales stuff and I don’t know if if it still effects of the full moon or a lot of people had a bowl of stupid for breakfast but I’ve already seen a half dozen Insane driving incidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 42 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: I’m out on the road doing beer sales stuff and I don’t know if if it still effects of the full moon or a lot of people had a bowl of stupid for breakfast but I’ve already seen a half dozen Insane driving incidents. bicycle day? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 3 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: I’m out on the road doing beer sales stuff and I don’t know if if it still effects of the full moon or a lot of people had a bowl of stupid for breakfast but I’ve already seen a half dozen Insane driving incidents. Did you see what happened on the bridge in Greenfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Oof https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/greenfield-massachusetts-driver-crashes-closed-bridge-being-repaired/39762181 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Oof https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/greenfield-massachusetts-driver-crashes-closed-bridge-being-repaired/39762181 Speaking of beer sales https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/franklin-county/woman-charged-with-oui-after-driving-through-barricades-on-general-pierce-bridge-in-montague/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Oof https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/greenfield-massachusetts-driver-crashes-closed-bridge-being-repaired/39762181 Instant classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 4 hours ago, ma blizzard said: bicycle day? Yes, that’s it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 5 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Oof https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/greenfield-massachusetts-driver-crashes-closed-bridge-being-repaired/39762181 That's a good one right there. 7:30am and blowing numbers. "Beer." A winning combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, powderfreak said: That's a good one right there. 7:30am and blowing numbers. "Beer." A winning combo. Nothing like a Sip of Sunshine in the morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: That's a good one right there. 7:30am and blowing numbers. "Beer." A winning combo. It’s super funny to me because I used to drive over that bridge several times a week. The bridge renovation won’t be complete until next spring, how that car got past the barriers they have set up is beyond me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Happy 4/20 folks. Enjoy the great holiday celebrated around the world: 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 has anyone ever taken a technical assessment/eval at Codingame.com ? Wondering what the questions - it'll likely be true/false and multi-choice for database - will be like. Thing is, I'm a notoriously bad exam taker. I could copy and past the correct answers into the correct fields, and I'd pull down a D- ... I'm kinda annoyed they are asking me to do this. They reached out to me for this gig... It's not a headhunter, either - the company did. I come from a certain technology manifold that is similar, but not an exact fit. They know this. So I've been through 3 rounds of interviews ( Zoom), aggregating 4 and half hours worth, and now they send me this tech assessment link at the above url... I'm like WHY! You look me up and waste a day of interviewing to prove I'm not a fit? ... 'Course, I'm just pissy because I hate taking test, too. Still, a- nnoying 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Prepare for deeper supply chain disruptions: https://fortune.com/2022/04/19/china-covid-lockdown-cripple-global-supply-chain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWx Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 12:11 AM, eekuasepinniW said: If we're doing spruce chat, can we have some appreciation for the Norway Spruce? I've always loved their branching structure when they get old and huge. Here's a majestic specimen from downtown Laconia on google maps. I love the Norway spruce! My old house had two that were about 60 feet tall...really miss them. To grow nice they need lots of room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWx Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 9:43 AM, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Happy 4/20 folks. Enjoy the great holiday celebrated around the world: So that's why so many people were driving in slow mo yesterday evening! It took FOREVER to get from Manchester CT to Westfield MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, UnitedWx said: So that's why so many people were driving in slow mo yesterday evening! It took FOREVER to get from Manchester CT to Westfield MA Yup. We drive safe unlike all those dangerous alcoholics behind the wheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Yup. We drive safe unlike all those dangerous alcoholics behind the wheel. Actually, driving stoned is pretty dangerous. But you knew that.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 2 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Yup. We drive safe unlike all those dangerous alcoholics behind the wheel. The local pot shop near me had a big party going on in their parking lot yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Just got home from a work trip down in Florida. Night and day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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