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Emery Davis[_2_] · 24-02-2009, 05:00 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Sacha wrote:
On 24/2/09 13:19, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote:

Sacha wrote:
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If you live in the right place I'd suggest a Crinodendron hookerianum which
will take temps down to about -7C. It's evergreen and if you don't know it
already, has lovely red lantern like flowers. It grows to around 20'
eventually. Hoheria sexstylosa is another lovely, graceful and 'airy' tree
with white flowers in August that are scented. Again it's not hardy in the
coldest areas. Camellias are lovely and you can always plant a late
flowering Clematis at their base which will use the Camellia as a frame to
climb through, giving you two lots of colour at different times of year.
Hornbeams are attractive smallish trees (look for Carpinus betulus and the
form Fastigiata is lovely if you want something on the narrow upright style)
And of course, you could always plant another apple tree!
Goodness Sacha, don't you like the paperbark maple?

-E

I love it but Michael did say "today's fave", so I was widening the field a
bit - or the gap in the hedge. ;-) And then I was sort of musing on
hedge/privacy/evergreen etc. with some of them. And the other lovely tree
we've planted a few of lately is the Betula jacquemontii - they're such
graceful and elegant trees, IMO.

They are indeed. Mine was planted 2 seasons ago and has done very
poorly I'm afraid. It died back considerably in the late frosts last
year, and looks more than a little sad. Do you know if there's anything
in particular I should do to perk it up?

cheers,

-E