Has anyone grown this? I am looking for a fast-growing, interesting,
medium-sized tree to use as a sight screen. I want it to cast a
fairly light shade, too. This would be ideal, if it will thrive.

My concern is the recommendation for damp. The soil can get very
dry in summer, though it can pretty well guarantee to get down to
damp soil if its roots run deep enough (only a couple of metres).
I had a complete failure with a Salix caprea because of this, and
it causes a lot of trouble to some shallow rooted plants.

My other ideas are Quercus coccinea or a suitable crab apple, but
the problem with the latter is finding any that aren't grafted :-(
Other suggestions welcome.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.