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Trees to survive in the scottish islands
On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:46:31 +0000 (UTC), "Cal Mac"
wrote: Could anyone please recommend species of trees which could reach a height of about 7 meters and which would grow fairly rapidly, in the Islands of the west of Scotland.The main problem is obviously the wind which can be strong for days on end in the winter. Can anything survive this,(I mean trees grow in Siberia). Oleria traversii is a very wind and salt tolerant shrubby tree, fast growing and eventually gets to 20 - 30 ft. On the tender side, but you might manage it in the Islands if the gulf stream does its stuff. Excellent for screening and hedging, although not really tree-like. Also try Eleagnus ebbingei, slightly slower growing and won't get as big as OT but has a scented flower (not the variegated versions, they're too slow), comments ditto. Both grow in Cornwall in very exposed coastal situations and get pounded by winter gales and sea spray with no ill effects. Some of the Eucalyptus species are also very wind-tolerant and they're certainly fast growing and much more tree-like than the above. They're also not unknown on the west coast of Scotland and in the Islands. Try E.coccifera, E.gunnii, E.urnigera and even E.globulus. But they make huge trees and may all get bigger than you want. The problem with fast-growing plants in windy locations is that they tend to outgrow their roots as far as support is concerned, and blow over. The solution is to cut them back every few years to limit the top growth, while the roots continue to increase. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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Trees to survive in the scottish islands
On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:46:31 +0000 (UTC), "Cal Mac"
wrote: Could anyone please recommend species of trees which could reach a height of about 7 meters and which would grow fairly rapidly, in the Islands of the west of Scotland.The main problem is obviously the wind which can be strong for days on end in the winter. Can anything survive this,(I mean trees grow in Siberia). Oleria traversii is a very wind and salt tolerant shrubby tree, fast growing and eventually gets to 20 - 30 ft. On the tender side, but you might manage it in the Islands if the gulf stream does its stuff. Excellent for screening and hedging, although not really tree-like. Also try Eleagnus ebbingei, slightly slower growing and won't get as big as OT but has a scented flower (not the variegated versions, they're too slow), comments ditto. Both grow in Cornwall in very exposed coastal situations and get pounded by winter gales and sea spray with no ill effects. Some of the Eucalyptus species are also very wind-tolerant and they're certainly fast growing and much more tree-like than the above. They're also not unknown on the west coast of Scotland and in the Islands. Try E.coccifera, E.gunnii, E.urnigera and even E.globulus. But they make huge trees and may all get bigger than you want. The problem with fast-growing plants in windy locations is that they tend to outgrow their roots as far as support is concerned, and blow over. The solution is to cut them back every few years to limit the top growth, while the roots continue to increase. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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