On Saturday, September 7, 2013 9:10:57 AM UTC-4, Hornmeister68 wrote:
Hi, I'm new to this site as well as pretty new to gardening.



Been spending a lot of time in my garden this Summer and I want to plant

a tree, or even trees at the bottom of my garden as we're overlooked by

the house at the back.



I want to know what's the best tree to plant ? Our garden is North East

facing and the soil is clay which obviously retains a lot of moisture

and there is some shade there,



Any advice would be greatly appreciated,



Thanks



Ian

You should list more info, especially your lot size. Trees vary considerably in height and size. For example, one of the fastest growing attractive trees is the Tulip tree, but they are the tallest trees found east of the Mississippi river, easily reaching 100 feet in height. So you would want to consider that before planting one.
There are lots of midsize and smaller trees, but again, lot size and esthetic preferences will enter into it.








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Hornmeister68