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30-01-2003, 07:53 AM

In article ,
says...

What about a Sorbus (mountain ash) with a columnar shape - sorry, cant
remember which ones. Light canopy, white flowers, coloured berries, and
without that irritating habit of birches of dropping twigs all over the
place.

I've got a Rowan outside the front of my house (on the pavement). It's
beautiful particularly in late summer early autumn, and attracts lots of
birds. I keep an eye on it and call the council if it needs some
attention. But that particular tree would be far too wide and dense for
my back garden - as it must be planted in the only spot that gets
sunshine, it would completely eliminate anything other than moss or
shade-loving plants from my planting scheme, and cover a quarter of the
garden (-: Presumably there are varieties of sorbus that grow
differently? Do you happen to know a URL where I could see some? I'm
doing a search right now....