Hello,

I'm looking for small trees to plant in the front of my Melbourne garden.
The bed is facing the West and gets over 12 hrs of sun.

I'd like to get maple (looking) trees. I do enjoy seeing autumn colors you
see.

Can I get a few recommendations please?

Cheers!

"Robert Smith" wrote in message ...
Hello,

I'm looking for small trees to plant in the front of my Melbourne garden.
The bed is facing the West and gets over 12 hrs of sun.

I'd like to get maple (looking) trees. I do enjoy seeing autumn colors you
see.

Can I get a few recommendations please?

Cheers!

Japanese Maple
Anything weeping is good, you'll be able to pick the height you want
when you buy it ( they don't grow much taller, just wider )

weeping Cherry - good autumn colour, flowers in spring. Lots of
varieties too.

Weeping Mulberry - I didn't get much autumn colour, but the tree looks
great and the fruit is fantastic.

Weeping Birch seem to grow well in SE Melbourne.

Celtic Cascade ( see Chris & Marie's Plant farm at
www.hellohello.com.au ) a little colour, very dense, thick weeper.
Pretty well indestructable. Not very maple like though.

Mop Top ( also from Chris & Marie's Plant farm ). There's two types :

Mop Top ( the normal one ) - this gets a huge, dense head very quickly
and looks magnificent. I've had problems getting one established in an
exposed location. Extreme heat & very hot, gusty wind seems to knock
them around.
I've got two others ( one in a pot ) both in sheltered positions, and
they are perfect - no maintenance for 1-2 years, min. water,
absolutely thriving.

Designer Mop Top - similar to the regular one, but with larger leaves
and a much smaller root pattern. Good for planting near paving,
concrete etc.
I've had one of these in a fairly exposed position since about August,
and it is doing really well. It is also low maintenance and doesn't
seem to need much water.

There's a few ideas at least. Have a look at the hellohello website.
Even if you're not in the area, it gives some great ideas - there's a
large range and good prices.
I'm not associated with the nursery, although they have a lot of my
money...
They do have good service and a good range, plus really good prices.
As we were establishing a new garden, we spent a fair amount of time
and money there.
I've also noticed that a lot of nurseries in our area have dropped
their prices over the last couple of year to compete, so I like to
encourage the low prices by spreading the word...

Good Luck !

Adam