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Tree for interest
On 2009-10-13 14:55:46 +0100, Chris J Dixon said:
Whilst at Grand Designs Live, I heard a talk by James Alexander-Sinclair, who I have to say was a most engaging and informative speaker. He encouraged us not to keep plants simply because they have been there for a long time, saying that he often finds an overgrown forsythia in a corner of a garden, boring for most of the year, and constantly in need of cutting back. This prompted me to think about replacements for mine. I have room for a small tree, but wonder what is considered to provide the greatest amount of year-round interest? Chris What about one of the fruit trees so that you get the blossom and the fruit, as long as it's self-polllinating or a neighbour has one, too. If you live in a suitable area Euryops chrysanthemoides (shrub, not a tree) is evergreen, flowers with us for something like 8 months of the year and has grown to over 4' tall with a spread about the same. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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