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tree recommendations please?
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"Cat(h)" writes On Apr 12, 7:29 pm, Sacha wrote: On 12/4/07 19:09, in article , "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes ,snip Griselinia is certainly very salt tolerant, as is tamarisk but I don't think I'd think of them as trees, myself. Eucalypts might fit the bill and don't mind soggy. I've seen Cupressus macrocarpa grown quite close to the sea but as we've just seen one blown down and one cut down today from the churchyard, I don't know that they'd be considered safe for very windy locations, too. Eucalypts are fairly notorious for blowing over - I seem to recall a saying on the lines of the bigger the stake the bigger the eucalyptus when it's blown over. But there many different types of eucalyptus. You're right - they do blow over easily and I should have thought of that. This one's a bit of a problem! I'm beginning to think that a sculpture of a tree might be easier! ;-) Thank you Sacha and Stewart for your suggestions. You may well have a point about the statue... the area is really battered by winds and storms. It does have some sheltered little areas, though, where some short trees do grow. I have done a little research on the matter, and would rather go with native tree/big shrubs than some fancy exotic thing, which will just look wrong in the area. I have thought of things like mountain ash, maybe holly, maybe black or white thorn? I have seen the former two in some areas near the site where the tree will eventually stand (let's hope), but I'm not absolutely sure about the latter, and intend to check it out in coming weeks. I also quite like the fact that many of those native trees have quite a baggage of interesting celtic myths and piseogs (I'm no gaelic scholar, but my understanding of that word is "superstitions"). Anyway, any rugged and windy seaside gardening expert's advice would be most appreciated. Thanks again! Cat(h) Hawthorn (is that what you mean by whitethorn?) will get sculpted by the prevailing salt-laden winds in your location. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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