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Old 20-09-2015, 11:12 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Recommendations please - replacement tree
On 20/09/2015 22:45, wrote:
On Sunday, 20 September 2015 11:37:49 UTC+1, wrote:

1. can anyone suggest something interesting for the spot?

2. Can anyone suggest a tree nursery in the Lincolnshire/Leicestershire/Rutland/Cambridgeshire area who might be prpared to supply and plant a semi-mature specimen of whatever it is that we come up with?


Well, I have decided, reluctantly, agains Walnut because it would probably spread too quickly. Wondering about the Wild Service Tree.

Hazels will probably need a partner to pollinate it. Still thinking about that



You might consider Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'. This is a
splendid 'cherry-leaved' hawthorn with a handsome spreading crown;
blossom in May/June, magnificent leaf colour in autumn and
larger-than-usual red haws in autumn/winter, depending on the local birds!

It copes with pollution and (in my garden) heavy clay.
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Spider
On high ground in SE London
Gardening on heavy clay
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