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Tree to grow in courtyard
Hi everyone
Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ |
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"Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message ... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ Red soil you mean somewhere near Carnarvon? Cheers Richard |
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Someone suggested we plant a Cassia Fistula (Golden Shower Tree)
I can't seem to find any information about whether this tree has an invasive root system. Does anyone have experience with growing this in clay soil in a courtyard situation? Thanks! ~Roberta~ "Loosecanon" wrote in message ... "Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message ... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ Red soil you mean somewhere near Carnarvon? Cheers Richard |
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"Roberta" wrote in message ... Someone suggested we plant a Cassia Fistula (Golden Shower Tree) I can't seem to find any information about whether this tree has an invasive root system. Does anyone have experience with growing this in clay soil in a courtyard situation? Thanks! ~Roberta~ "Loosecanon" wrote in message ... "Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message ... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ Red soil you mean somewhere near Carnarvon? Cheers Richard Try Tipuana tipu roots grow down not across the surface. If you are near Perth I have a dozen in pots. Yellow flowers, grows to 6 m, that is if you are temperate climate is why I asked where abouts you were. Cheers Richard |
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Thank you for that info Richard. I will look up more information about the
Tipuana Tipu. I am in Geraldton. Cheers ~Roberta~ (Snip) Try Tipuana tipu roots grow down not across the surface. If you are near Perth I have a dozen in pots. Yellow flowers, grows to 6 m, that is if you are temperate climate is why I asked where abouts you were. Cheers Richard |
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"Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message
... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ i'm wondering if you've thought about a fruit tree of some kind...? many of them are attractive (well, attractive enough ;-) and you can pick the size you want & prune it into the shape you want. and you get fruit! apparently apricots will actually do much better than they otherwise would if you box in the roots when you plant it, too. kylie |
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Tree to grow in courtyard
Good suggestion Kylie! We had thought of planting a LillyPilly, as some
varieties have very nice edible fruit, but they are not deciduous. One of the deciduous stone fruits could be an option, providing we can get a variety that can cope with our very hot summers. Thanks! ~Roberta~ "0tterbot" wrote in message ... "Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message ... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ i'm wondering if you've thought about a fruit tree of some kind...? many of them are attractive (well, attractive enough ;-) and you can pick the size you want & prune it into the shape you want. and you get fruit! apparently apricots will actually do much better than they otherwise would if you box in the roots when you plant it, too. kylie |
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"Roberta" wrote in message ... Good suggestion Kylie! We had thought of planting a LillyPilly, as some varieties have very nice edible fruit, but they are not deciduous. One of the deciduous stone fruits could be an option, providing we can get a variety that can cope with our very hot summers. Thanks! ~Roberta~ "0tterbot" wrote in message ... "Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message ... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ i'm wondering if you've thought about a fruit tree of some kind...? many of them are attractive (well, attractive enough ;-) and you can pick the size you want & prune it into the shape you want. and you get fruit! apparently apricots will actually do much better than they otherwise would if you box in the roots when you plant it, too. kylie I would suggest a pomegranite as they are great. cheers Richard |
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Thanks for the suggestion about growing a Pomegranate in my courtyard
Richard! That could be a good option. And it ties in with Kylie's suggestion of growing a fruit tree. I will do a bit of research and try and find out how invasive (or not) the root system is. Pomegranate juice is considered to be very good for your health (can't verify that because I haven't tried it). Cheers ~Roberta~ "Loosecanon" wrote in message ... "Roberta" wrote in message ... Good suggestion Kylie! We had thought of planting a LillyPilly, as some varieties have very nice edible fruit, but they are not deciduous. One of the deciduous stone fruits could be an option, providing we can get a variety that can cope with our very hot summers. Thanks! ~Roberta~ "0tterbot" wrote in message ... "Roberta Bagshaw" wrote in message ... Hi everyone Recently we had to remove a 2 year old Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum) tree from our courtyard, because its roots were beginning to push up the brick paving and were heading towards the house. We had planted it as we had been told it was fairly safe in proximity to sewer pipes etc., and also because in our warm climate (coastal mid-west of Western Australia) it is one of the few deciduous trees which gives some lovely autumn colour. It can get fairly hot in summer here, and the tallow tree coped with this very well with the heat. We need to plant a tree, with a non-invasive root system, which will provide shade on the east side of the house during summer, and which will not grow too large. Our soil is red clay - high in nutrients - and most things we plant grow very robustly - when provided with some water during summer. Any suggestions? ~Roberta~ i'm wondering if you've thought about a fruit tree of some kind...? many of them are attractive (well, attractive enough ;-) and you can pick the size you want & prune it into the shape you want. and you get fruit! apparently apricots will actually do much better than they otherwise would if you box in the roots when you plant it, too. kylie I would suggest a pomegranite as they are great. cheers Richard |
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Tree to grow in courtyard
Roberta wrote:
Thank you for that info Richard. I will look up more information about the Tipuana Tipu. I am in Geraldton. Cheers ~Roberta~ (Snip) Try Tipuana tipu roots grow down not across the surface. If you are near Perth I have a dozen in pots. Yellow flowers, grows to 6 m, that is if you are temperate climate is why I asked where abouts you were. Cheers Richard Blue gum,join the howard reigeim,plant out your entire yard |
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