Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
I'd be grateful for suggestions for a suitable canopy tree to fulfill the
following criteria in my house in south of France: 1. It will be near a swimming pool, so should not drop too much detritus (leaves not ok - a few flower petals or needles is ok). I'd like it to provide attractive dappled shade. 2. It must be capable of living in south of France climate. Water will not be an issue as I have irrigation - but it gets hot in summer. The mistral winds can hit 40mph sometimes so needs to be fairly wind resistant. 3. I want to block out my neighbours view of my garden (no worries from their point of view - very friendly about it!) and so the ideal canoby shape will be about 8ft (2.5m) tall, 15ft (4.5m) wide, 3ft high. But if it gets bigger, not too much of a problem. Grateful for ideas. Ric |
Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
Not asking much are you.
A canopy tree that has no dropping leaves, but that flowers. Why not try palms, You can buy them at almost any size -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
"David Hill" wrote in message ... Not asking much are you. A canopy tree that has no dropping leaves, but that flowers. Why not try palms, You can buy them at almost any size Already got a palm. You might be right though, maybe another palm would be a good idea. Flowering is not necessary by any means. |
Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
"Ric" wrote in message ... I'd be grateful for suggestions for a suitable canopy tree to fulfill the following criteria in my house in south of France: 1. It will be near a swimming pool, so should not drop too much detritus (leaves not ok - a few flower petals or needles is ok). I'd like it to provide attractive dappled shade. 2. It must be capable of living in south of France climate. Water will not be an issue as I have irrigation - but it gets hot in summer. The mistral winds can hit 40mph sometimes so needs to be fairly wind resistant. 3. I want to block out my neighbours view of my garden (no worries from their point of view - very friendly about it!) and so the ideal canoby shape will be about 8ft (2.5m) tall, 15ft (4.5m) wide, 3ft high. But if it gets bigger, not too much of a problem. Grateful for ideas. Ric You could perhaps better ask your question in one of the French ex-pat chat groups. I'll look the address up for your later........ Jenny |
Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
"JennyC" wrote "Ric" wrote I'd be grateful for suggestions for a suitable canopy tree to fulfill the following criteria in my house in south of France: Grateful for ideas. Ric You could perhaps better ask your question in one of the French ex-pat chat groups. I'll look the address up for your later........ Jenny Later ..... http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Regi...e?show_groups= 1 There are loads of groups covering a multitude of subjects. There is bound to be one for your area :~)) Jenny |
Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
In article , "Ric" writes: | I'd be grateful for suggestions for a suitable canopy tree to fulfill the | following criteria in my house in south of France: | | 1. It will be near a swimming pool, so should not drop too much detritus | (leaves not ok - a few flower petals or needles is ok). I'd like it to | provide attractive dappled shade. Any tree that has leaves will drop some, but there are trees that drop very few. | 2. It must be capable of living in south of France climate. Water will not | be an issue as I have irrigation - but it gets hot in summer. The mistral | winds can hit 40mph sometimes so needs to be fairly wind resistant. Not a problem, and there is no need to irrigate suitable trees when established. | 3. I want to block out my neighbours view of my garden (no worries from | their point of view - very friendly about it!) and so the ideal canoby shape | will be about 8ft (2.5m) tall, 15ft (4.5m) wide, 3ft high. But if it gets | bigger, not too much of a problem. That is partially incompatible with the lack of leaves. You might want to plant more than one tree to get the width. | Grateful for ideas. The Sunset New Western Gardening Book has some lists at the front that would help, but many of the trees from Australia, the African savanna and so on will match the requirement. You should be able to get some with spectacular flowers. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Canopy tree suggestion for south of France
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