Mimosa trees in Texas
I'm building a house in the Dallas area and have a 5 foot extra long drive
way which I'm going to put Mimosa trees 3 on each side so they can grow and touch each other over the drive way and I'll trim them to create a tunnel effect so when I drive my car into my garage I'll be driving through a tunnel of flowery Mimosa trees. Sounds pretty nice. What's the downside? Richard |
Mimosa trees in Texas
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Mimosa trees in Texas
They are very invasive. They put up shoots in your yard 30 to 50 ft from
the tree. This is usually overcome by mowing regularly, but I just didnt like them that much. Dwayne "Richard Miller" wrote in message news:0QTXf.746$up2.584@fed1read07... I'm building a house in the Dallas area and have a 5 foot extra long drive way which I'm going to put Mimosa trees 3 on each side so they can grow and touch each other over the drive way and I'll trim them to create a tunnel effect so when I drive my car into my garage I'll be driving through a tunnel of flowery Mimosa trees. Sounds pretty nice. What's the downside? Richard |
Mimosa trees in Texas
How about some nice vase-shaped crepe myrtles? I assume that they are
perfectly hardy in Dallas, and with fewer unpleasant side effects than mimosas. There are many varieties - you'd be looking for one of the taller "tree-form" types, and you'd want to prune it to allow the outer trunks/suckers to grow. They might not exactly meet overhead, but they'd cast shade and make a nice flowering entrance to your home for several months each summer. Another flowering option would be kohlreutia golden raintree, although the pods might be messy and the bloom period shorter. Still another would be redbud. It has a graceful form - although, again, the bloom period is relatively brief. "Richard Miller" wrote in message news:0QTXf.746$up2.584@fed1read07... I'm building a house in the Dallas area and have a 5 foot extra long drive way which I'm going to put Mimosa trees 3 on each side so they can grow and touch each other over the drive way and I'll trim them to create a tunnel effect so when I drive my car into my garage I'll be driving through a tunnel of flowery Mimosa trees. Sounds pretty nice. What's the downside? Richard |
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