"Spider" wrote in message
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On 2009-05-30 16:37:26 +0100, "john royce" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-05-29 11:25:19 +0100, "john royce"
said:

We have just cut down a two storey high pine tree that was too close
to
our
house.

The front garden now looks very bare. Can someone suggest a very fast
and
high growing evergreen tree to place in a plastic water storage tank
(so
as
to prevent the roots causing any damage to the house) as a temporary
replacement?

Also can you recommend an evergreen tree to also place in the water
tank,
but with the emphasis on the gracefullness and look of it rather than
its
quick growing aspect?

So when this has reached a reasonable size we can replaced the quick
growing
one with this tree. Thanks.

If it has root room, I'd suggest a eucalyptus of some sort. They grow
quickly. Just how big is this water tank?! If you try to keep one tree
and
remove the other, won't the roots have become entangled, thus causing
damage to the one you're hoping to keep?
Sacha

Sacha thanks. The tank is a couple of feet long and a bit less wide.
Actually we have several of these tanks and will use a tank for each
tree.
So its a eucalyptus for the quick growing cover tree and would you
recommend
another tree for its 'grace'.

To be honest, I think those are too small for trees unless they're
bonsai! When you consider growing a tree, a good rule of thumb (though
not infallible) is that its roots will eventually spread as wide as its
canopy. Is there nowhere in your garden that you could grow something
that would suit you?
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon


Mightn't a bamboo surfice for rapid cover? It would cope with the
available space better.

Must the graceful tree also live in a tank, or is this purely temporary?
Some guidelines of what you want from the graceful tree would help. What
sort of height, width of crown. Any specific season of interest?
Evergreen or deciduous?

Spider

Thanks to all. Actually its really surprising how 'big' things can grow
up to in quite small boxes. Especially if you manicure the roots a bit.