By Dailseaman
United Kingdom 
my goldcrest are quite small, in pots, but one is growing by a window and I just want to take a little bit off the top - is it alright to do that, just take a small bit off the top
9 Oct, 2015
Answers
You can't take the top off a bird, it's cruel!
9 Oct, 2015
Ha ha, made me laugh, never thought about that Landgirl - Dailseaman, I'm assuming you're talking about Cupressus Wilma Goldcrest, the coniferous plant...
9 Oct, 2015
Eventual height of this one is over 12 metres so perhaps not the right shrub for the position? And perhaps not so good long term in a pot?
9 Oct, 2015
I like them, and I hate to say it but the little ones are so cheap to buy (£2.45 in some places) so it could be classed as a throw away plant. Get rid of it and plant a new one.
9 Oct, 2015
Often bought as a temporary display during winter months, combined with things like pansies and ivy - if that's what Dailseaman has done, then they'll be gone by late spring, presumably.
10 Oct, 2015
Yes - but it won't stop it growing taller!
9 Oct, 2015