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I'm not sure!
It seems that everyone is planting eucalyptus these days and I want
something a little different!
I've already two hazels in the garden (kept to a manageable height by
pruning!)
Whitebeam .. hmmm not sure the leaves are striking enough!

It is a lovely tree. In spring, when the leaves are just opening, you
see the almost white undersides, and it looks as if the entire tree is
covered with large white tulips.

Then you have the white flowers, and following that, the berries - like
marble sized rowan berries.

I'm getting too picky methinks.
The site is quite windy and I'm in a little bit of a frost pocket .. soil is
clay, location is south east of uk!

My whitebeam is sheltered from the wind, but in a frost pocket in acid
clay in Yorkshire and gets waterlogged in winter. If you're in the SE, I
suspect you are on alkaline clay - nasty stuff - but may give you access
to things I can't grow.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm