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I am sure someone out there can suggest a suitable tree for our front garden to replace the cherry which is now about 50 years old and has succumbed to a virus (brought on by the cable installations down out road) The front garden is about 30 foot long and about 40 foot wide (no idea of metric measurements!) The tree is almost on the boundary west boundary about 15 foot from the house but has never caused any problems. We like it because it gives shade in the summer due to the fact that our front wall faces south. The cherry is directly over the drains but again no problems. We have clay and slightly alkaline soil with loads and loads of flint. No doubt chalk some way down due to us being in the Chiltern area. Hedges on boundaries are hawthorn and about 8 feet high. Thought of a multi stemmed jaquemontii but would like a reasonable height, not the dreaded Robinia (false looking thing) Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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I am sure someone out there can suggest a suitable tree for our front garden to replace the cherry which is now about 50 years old and has succumbed to a virus (brought on by the cable installations down out road) The front garden is about 30 foot long and about 40 foot wide (no idea of metric measurements!) The tree is almost on the boundary west boundary about 15 foot from the house but has never caused any problems. We like it because it gives shade in the summer due to the fact that our front wall faces south. The cherry is directly over the drains but again no problems. We have clay and slightly alkaline soil with loads and loads of flint. No doubt chalk some way down due to us being in the Chiltern area. Hedges on boundaries are hawthorn and about 8 feet high. Thought of a multi stemmed jaquemontii but would like a reasonable height, not the dreaded Robinia (false looking thing) A malus floribunda would be in keeping with the "natural"-sounding site. Or a standard orchard apple looks beautiful in bloom: I don't really know why people don't use them as ornamentals (too slow for today's taste, perhaps). Or a self-fertile plum or a damson (you'd need to change the soil a bit after the fowering cherry, of course). I love the gnarly shapes mulberries grow into, but I know they make a mess. Mike. |
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"Jim W" wrote in message news:1g0rtsd.1jpv6fyefxn5sN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... Janet Tweedy wrote: I am sure someone out there can suggest a suitable tree for our front garden to replace the cherry which is now about 50 years old and has succumbed to a virus (brought on by the cable installations down out road) The front garden is about 30 foot long and about 40 foot wide (no idea of metric measurements!) The tree is almost on the boundary west boundary about 15 foot from the house but has never caused any problems. We like it because it gives shade in the summer due to the fact that our front wall faces south. The cherry is directly over the drains but again no problems. We have clay and slightly alkaline soil with loads and loads of flint. No doubt chalk some way down due to us being in the Chiltern area. Hedges on boundaries are hawthorn and about 8 feet high. Thought of a multi stemmed jaquemontii but would like a reasonable height, not the dreaded Robinia (false looking thing) Why not.. Its very easily prunable to keep it to a good shape.. Someone up the road has one and its responded beautifully to pruning. Suggest Hiller colour Dictionary for ideas. And also the Lappen catalogue. www.lappen.de for a copy. How about a small Acacia from Eucalyptus.co.uk They are in Wales so would be able to advise as to hardiness. Beautiful feather foiliage, lovely flowers. A small dogwood (Cornus) I seem to remember one of the Snakebark Maple's makes a VERY attractive small tree as well. I have a snakebark maple. It is very attractive in winter when the bark shows up well, but it is less impressive in summer when it is in full leaf. Franz |
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1g0rtsd.1jpv6fyefxn5sN%00senetnospamtodayta@macun limited.net, Jim W writes Hiller colour Dictionary for ideas. Been through most of my RHS and other Plant books but they don't tell you the 'best' and worst' about the trees and actually having them in the garden! How about a small Acacia from Eucalyptus.co.uk Not very 'normal' though and prickly from what I remember. A small dogwood (Cornus) Too small Jim Would have liked something about 20 foot tall I think (eventually) I seem to remember one of the Snakebark Maple's makes a VERY attractive small tree as well. Got one of those (grew it from seed) but unless slow growing and not very shady in my soil. As its south facing you could push one of the more exotic fruits.. How about a slow growing Poncirus or something!-) Got two of them in pots, very very slow growing and both still under 2 foot :) If if was me I'd certainly be looking at the Agroforestry Research Trust Catalogue for ideas and maybe Clive Simm's etc for more;-) // Jim Thanks Jim I'll look there. janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Mike Lyle
writes A malus floribunda would be in keeping with the "natural"-sounding site. Or a standard orchard apple looks beautiful in bloom: I don't really know why people don't use them as ornamentals (too slow for today's taste, perhaps). Or a self-fertile plum or a damson (you'd need to change the soil a bit after the fowering cherry, of course). I love the gnarly shapes mulberries grow into, but I know they make a mess. Mike. Grown a mulberry from seed, now chopped to five foot and allowed to grow it's six foot of branches every year. Would the damson or plum be a bit messy? Would it affect the drains? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Mike Lyle writes [...] Or a self-fertile plum or a damson (you'd need to change the soil a bit after the fowering cherry, of course).[...] Grown a mulberry from seed, now chopped to five foot and allowed to grow it's six foot of branches every year. Would the damson or plum be a bit messy? Would it affect the drains? You mean you wouldn't pick them? Gosh! But, no, they wouldn't be as messy as mulberries. If you leave them on the ground you'll have a plague of wasps, though. I don't think plum trees are much of problem with spreading roots; but I wouldn't plant any tree on top of a drain. Mike. |
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"Jim W" wrote in message news:1g0rtsd.1jpv6fyefxn5sN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... [snip] How about a small Acacia from Eucalyptus.co.uk I am not aware of any acacia which is really hardy. Franz |
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1g0x853.1js4tkh1vbmfh5N%00senetnospamtodayta@macu nlimited.net, Jim W writes Not very 'normal' though and prickly from what I remember. Dunno but if you really want I could go up the Road in a week or 2 and take piccies.. Its very very attractive.. Feathery foiliage, bronzed tips in spring,.. yellow flowers.. Yes I know what it's like, I took one out of the garden when I moved here 30 years ago. I prefer to stick with fairly normal trees for Britain just because it gives the insects and birds something to feed on generally, but thanks for the offer Jim. A small dogwood (Cornus) Too small Jim Would have liked something about 20 foot tall I think (eventually) LOL OK.. How small is small!-) Well to me Cornus is small because if you want the red stems you must prune at least a third of them out every year and even the larger cornuses (ii?) aren't going to shade our living room very much :) I've got about four dogwoods but are you thinking of a specific one? As its south facing you could push one of the more exotic fruits.. How about a slow growing Poncirus or something!-) Got two of them in pots, very very slow growing and both still under 2 foot :) They are aren't they.. And they never flower! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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writes Janet Tweedy wrote in message ... In article , Mike Lyle writes [...] Or a self-fertile plum or a damson (you'd need to change the soil a bit after the fowering cherry, of course).[...] Grown a mulberry from seed, now chopped to five foot and allowed to grow it's six foot of branches every year. Would the damson or plum be a bit messy? Would it affect the drains? You mean you wouldn't pick them? Gosh! But, no, they wouldn't be as messy as mulberries. If you leave them on the ground you'll have a plague of wasps, though. No wasps just butterflies getting drunk on the rotting fruit that dripped into the water barrels. Told the tale of my mulberry often on this group so won't bore anyone again suffice to say I would NEVER grow a mulberry again and it would certainly go for the drains and heave up the foundations on my house! I don't think plum trees are much of problem with spreading roots; but I wouldn't plant any tree on top of a drain. Mike. Well it looks like someone did about 45 years ago or maybe longer because the wild cherry tree was here and all of 35 or 40 foot when we moved in and it has never rooted into the drains up till now. Presumably the drains were put in after the roots had spread out so that only anchor roots were in the vicinity and the feeder roots were actually further away? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Janet Tweedy
writes Well to me Cornus is small because if you want the red stems you must prune at least a third of them out every year and even the larger cornuses (ii?) aren't going to shade our living room very much :) I've got about four dogwoods but are you thinking of a specific one? Cornuses aren't just about red stems! There are many species, grown for showy white bracts, berries, or elegance of form. Try for a start C. kousa, nuttali, mas I've only just come into this thread, but picked up you want a 20ft tree and would prefer a british native for the wildlife - have you considered whitebeam? Opening leaves show their white undersides and look like huge white tulips, then you have white flowers, and berries in the autumn. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , Janet Tweedy
writes No wasps just butterflies getting drunk on the rotting fruit that dripped into the water barrels. Told the tale of my mulberry often on this group so won't bore anyone again suffice to say I would NEVER grow a mulberry again and it would certainly go for the drains and heave up the foundations on my house! I really don't know what was up with your mulberry. They're not known to be fast growing and mine certainly isn't, and no trouble with rotting fruit - it's too delicious and gets eaten straight away. Not at all the insipid berries you've described. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , Janet Tweedy
writes Well to me Cornus is small because if you want the red stems you must prune at least a third of them out every year and even the larger cornuses (ii?) aren't going to shade our living room very much :) I've got about four dogwoods but are you thinking of a specific one? Cornuses aren't just about red stems! There are many species, grown for showy white bracts, berries, or elegance of form. Try for a start C. kousa, nuttali, mas I've only just come into this thread, but picked up you want a 20ft tree and would prefer a british native for the wildlife - have you considered whitebeam? Opening leaves show their white undersides and look like huge white tulips, then you have white flowers, and berries in the autumn. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , Janet Tweedy
writes No wasps just butterflies getting drunk on the rotting fruit that dripped into the water barrels. Told the tale of my mulberry often on this group so won't bore anyone again suffice to say I would NEVER grow a mulberry again and it would certainly go for the drains and heave up the foundations on my house! I really don't know what was up with your mulberry. They're not known to be fast growing and mine certainly isn't, and no trouble with rotting fruit - it's too delicious and gets eaten straight away. Not at all the insipid berries you've described. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Jim W" wrote in message news:1g0xsz5.1vdh6vxfhrneoN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... Franz Heymann wrote: "Jim W" wrote in message news:1g0rtsd.1jpv6fyefxn5sN%00senetnospamtodayta@m acunlimited.net... [snip] How about a small Acacia from Eucalyptus.co.uk I am not aware of any acacia which is really hardy. Franz Well I am in London. The tree in Q is an Acacia (not mock or false) but is in a NW facing garden at the op of a hill. So frost and drainage not a 'major' problem. Eg water and frost drainage are sharp. We do get frost but it is mild by comparison to outer lying areas.. Point is this tree has been growing quite happily last 4 -5 years.. So it must have SOME hardiness. Hence I recommended contacting Celyn Vale who would advise. False Acacia is a Robinia. That is not what I was thinking about. The RHS encyclopedia lists 10 different true Acacias. It says that in general their minimum safe temperatures vary between 5 and 7 deg C. So, either the encyclopedia is wrong, or the tree you are referring to iis very lucky. Franz |
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from Janet Tweedy contains these words: I prefer to stick with fairly normal trees for Britain just because it gives the insects and birds something to feed on generally, but thanks for the offer Jim. How about one of the mountain ash/sorbus family? Flowers, pretty leaves, reliable fruit, autumn colour, feeding birds, rock hardy, no mess, not too big, and non-invasive roots. Choose your fruit colour from white, pinks, reds, yellows, gold, orange. Janet. |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I am sure someone out there can suggest a suitable tree for our front garden to replace the cherry which is now about 50 years old and has succumbed to a virus (brought on by the cable installations down out road) The front garden is about 30 foot long and about 40 foot wide (no idea of metric measurements!) The tree is almost on the boundary west boundary about 15 foot from the house but has never caused any problems. We like it because it gives shade in the summer due to the fact that our front wall faces south. The cherry is directly over the drains but again no problems. We have clay and slightly alkaline soil with loads and loads of flint. No doubt chalk some way down due to us being in the Chiltern area. Hedges on boundaries are hawthorn and about 8 feet high. Thought of a multi stemmed jaquemontii but would like a reasonable height, not the dreaded Robinia (false looking thing) Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk I would suggest an Acer pseudoplatanus "Brilliantissimum". Its new leaves in spring are a wonderful pink colour, then they fade to soft yellow, then finally to pale green. It is a beautifully shaped tree, and is fairly slow growing, so won't outlive its space too quickly. -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I am sure someone out there can suggest a suitable tree for our front garden to replace the cherry which is now about 50 years old and has succumbed to a virus (brought on by the cable installations down out road) The front garden is about 30 foot long and about 40 foot wide (no idea of metric measurements!) The tree is almost on the boundary west boundary about 15 foot from the house but has never caused any problems. We like it because it gives shade in the summer due to the fact that our front wall faces south. The cherry is directly over the drains but again no problems. We have clay and slightly alkaline soil with loads and loads of flint. No doubt chalk some way down due to us being in the Chiltern area. Hedges on boundaries are hawthorn and about 8 feet high. Thought of a multi stemmed jaquemontii but would like a reasonable height, not the dreaded Robinia (false looking thing) Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk I would suggest an Acer pseudoplatanus "Brilliantissimum". Its new leaves in spring are a wonderful pink colour, then they fade to soft yellow, then finally to pale green. It is a beautifully shaped tree, and is fairly slow growing, so won't outlive its space too quickly. -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... I am sure someone out there can suggest a suitable tree for our front garden to replace the cherry which is now about 50 years old and has succumbed to a virus (brought on by the cable installations down out road) The front garden is about 30 foot long and about 40 foot wide (no idea of metric measurements!) The tree is almost on the boundary west boundary about 15 foot from the house but has never caused any problems. We like it because it gives shade in the summer due to the fact that our front wall faces south. The cherry is directly over the drains but again no problems. We have clay and slightly alkaline soil with loads and loads of flint. No doubt chalk some way down due to us being in the Chiltern area. Hedges on boundaries are hawthorn and about 8 feet high. Thought of a multi stemmed jaquemontii but would like a reasonable height, not the dreaded Robinia (false looking thing) Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk I would suggest an Acer pseudoplatanus "Brilliantissimum". Its new leaves in spring are a wonderful pink colour, then they fade to soft yellow, then finally to pale green. It is a beautifully shaped tree, and is fairly slow growing, so won't outlive its space too quickly. -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes I've only just come into this thread, but picked up you want a 20ft tree and would prefer a british native for the wildlife - have you considered whitebeam? Opening leaves show their white undersides and look like huge white tulips, then you have white flowers, and berries in the autumn. It's also got to sit 12 foot from the house Kay, in the front garden, instead of the wild cherry which has caught some terrible lurg and will be completely dead by 2006! The drains run immediately under it but we wanted to keep the shade for the summer months (hence the 20 foot) though I guess 10 - 15 would be okay. 8 foot hedge next to it so anything too small would be squashed unless the crown reaches 8 foot eventually. Tom wants a deciduous and not an awful exotic:) Besides all that I am sure we don't mind what we put there :) The other great news the tree surgeon gave us (a good tree surgeon by the way!) was that he can reduce the crown and lighten the red oak which is taking over the middle of the back garden. Having been told by RHS Quercus rubra is slow growing it turns out to be one of the fastest growing oaks. Often grown for a quick crop in forests........ We excepted to have moved by now but as it doesn't look like we are going to yet a while we need to do something about the oak! (Sigh) janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes I really don't know what was up with your mulberry. They're not known to be fast growing and mine certainly isn't, But you saw my giant tree! Having cropped it to a stump of 5 foot (it now looks like an elephant upside down in the lawn due to it's four stems) it grows 7 - 10 foot shoots from all over every year. Slow growing? HAH! ........................ and no trouble with rotting fruit - it's too delicious and gets eaten straight away. Not at all the insipid berries you've described. Ah but grown from a seed of course there's no knowing the quality of the fruit, as in apples etc. (She says knowingly, having reached this conclusion over the last 15 years it took the tree to reach 30foot and start breaking at every conceivable point)) janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes I've only just come into this thread, but picked up you want a 20ft tree and would prefer a british native for the wildlife - have you considered whitebeam? Opening leaves show their white undersides and look like huge white tulips, then you have white flowers, and berries in the autumn. It's also got to sit 12 foot from the house Kay, in the front garden, instead of the wild cherry which has caught some terrible lurg and will be completely dead by 2006! The drains run immediately under it but we wanted to keep the shade for the summer months (hence the 20 foot) though I guess 10 - 15 would be okay. 8 foot hedge next to it so anything too small would be squashed unless the crown reaches 8 foot eventually. Tom wants a deciduous and not an awful exotic:) Besides all that I am sure we don't mind what we put there :) The other great news the tree surgeon gave us (a good tree surgeon by the way!) was that he can reduce the crown and lighten the red oak which is taking over the middle of the back garden. Having been told by RHS Quercus rubra is slow growing it turns out to be one of the fastest growing oaks. Often grown for a quick crop in forests........ We excepted to have moved by now but as it doesn't look like we are going to yet a while we need to do something about the oak! (Sigh) janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes I really don't know what was up with your mulberry. They're not known to be fast growing and mine certainly isn't, But you saw my giant tree! Having cropped it to a stump of 5 foot (it now looks like an elephant upside down in the lawn due to it's four stems) it grows 7 - 10 foot shoots from all over every year. Slow growing? HAH! ........................ and no trouble with rotting fruit - it's too delicious and gets eaten straight away. Not at all the insipid berries you've described. Ah but grown from a seed of course there's no knowing the quality of the fruit, as in apples etc. (She says knowingly, having reached this conclusion over the last 15 years it took the tree to reach 30foot and start breaking at every conceivable point)) janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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writes In article , Kay Easton writes I've only just come into this thread, but picked up you want a 20ft tree and would prefer a british native for the wildlife - have you considered whitebeam? Opening leaves show their white undersides and look like huge white tulips, then you have white flowers, and berries in the autumn. It's also got to sit 12 foot from the house Kay, in the front garden, instead of the wild cherry which has caught some terrible lurg and will be completely dead by 2006! How big is the cherry? They don't seem to be long lived and seem to die naturally at bout 50. The drains run immediately under it but we wanted to keep the shade for the summer months (hence the 20 foot) though I guess 10 - 15 would be okay. Well, I guess if you have a huge cherry that close, your drains can't be *that* vulnerable. I'd go for Janet's suggestion of a sorbus - which Whitebeam is, or course, but you also have the mountain ashes. The other great news the tree surgeon gave us (a good tree surgeon by the way!) was that he can reduce the crown and lighten the red oak which is taking over the middle of the back garden. Having been told by RHS Quercus rubra is slow growing it turns out to be one of the fastest growing oaks. Often grown for a quick crop in forests........ We excepted to have moved by now but as it doesn't look like we are going to yet a while we need to do something about the oak! I thought the oak was your pride and joy? ;-) -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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writes In article , Kay Easton writes I really don't know what was up with your mulberry. They're not known to be fast growing and mine certainly isn't, But you saw my giant tree! Having cropped it to a stump of 5 foot (it now looks like an elephant upside down in the lawn due to it's four stems) it grows 7 - 10 foot shoots from all over every year. Slow growing? HAH! ........................ Mine is still a neat lollipop shape after 10 years. Much less sprawling than the medlar next door to it! -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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writes The message from Janet Tweedy contains these words: I prefer to stick with fairly normal trees for Britain just because it gives the insects and birds something to feed on generally, but thanks for the offer Jim. How about one of the mountain ash/sorbus family? Flowers, pretty leaves, reliable fruit, autumn colour, feeding birds, rock hardy, no mess, not too big, and non-invasive roots. Choose your fruit colour from white, pinks, reds, yellows, gold, orange. Janet. Got three janet but I am considering one nevertheless. Thanks Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes How big is the cherry? They don't seem to be long lived and seem to die naturally at bout 50. This one is about 60 years I would guess and 50 foot tall Kay. The one of the same size and age in the back garden next door is also dying rapidly. Well, I guess if you have a huge cherry that close, your drains can't be *that* vulnerable. I thought perhaps the drains had been built under the tree after it was large and the feeder roots had naturally spread out beyond the drains? Bearing in mind most house would have had septic tanks until at least the war. I'd go for Janet's suggestion of a sorbus - which Whitebeam is, or course, but you also have the mountain ashes. The other great news the tree surgeon gave us (a good tree surgeon by the way!) was that he can reduce the crown and lighten the red oak which is taking over the middle of the back garden. Having been told by RHS Quercus rubra is slow growing it turns out to be one of the fastest growing oaks. Often grown for a quick crop in forests........ We excepted to have moved by now but as it doesn't look like we are going to yet a while we need to do something about the oak! I thought the oak was your pride and joy? ;-) It is, it is ........ the colours and the leaves etc etc. However we can't let it get so large that we have to fell it. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , TheGardener
writes I would suggest an Acer pseudoplatanus "Brilliantissimum". Its new leaves in spring are a wonderful pink colour, then they fade to soft yellow, then finally to pale green. It is a beautifully shaped tree, and is fairly slow growing, so won't outlive its space too quickly. -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk Will it be okay so near the house? Isn't it a messy tree? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , TheGardener writes I would suggest an Acer pseudoplatanus "Brilliantissimum". Its new leaves in spring are a wonderful pink colour, then they fade to soft yellow, then finally to pale green. It is a beautifully shaped tree, and is fairly slow growing, so won't outlive its space too quickly. -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk Will it be okay so near the house? Isn't it a messy tree? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk I'm not sure what you mean by messy, Janet. If you mean the shape, then no, it's a really beautiful shape. If you mean the falling leaves in autumn, then it's no more messy than any other deciduous tree. As for it being so close to the house, I can't see it causing any more problems than your cherry tree which is there at the moment. The only problem I can see might be that it is quite a slow grower. But even a small Brilliantissimum is stunning. Of course, you don't get the beautiful flowers of a cherry tree, (although it does flower), but the joy of this tree is in the changing colours of the foliage throughout the year. It gets my vote every time! There's a picture of the spring growth of my tree he http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk/acerbrill.html -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk |
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"TheGardener" wrote in message ... [snip] I'm not sure what you mean by messy, Janet. If you mean the shape, then no, it's a really beautiful shape. If you mean the falling leaves in autumn, then it's no more messy than any other deciduous tree. There are deciduous trees which are messier than others. The ash which leans over into my drive (a beautiful tree) is about to shed a huge pile of seeds into the drive. Within a few weeks of my clearing that, it will start shedding its leaves. [snip] Franz |
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In article , TheGardener
writes I'm not sure what you mean by messy, Janet. Some trees attract greenfly etc and then drip black sooty mould all over the ground or things beneath Chrissie. The cherry is a bit like that with it's fruit dropping over everything including the cars but the main drawback is that the tiny stems that break off are quite knobbly and get into the car grilles and gutters As for it being so close to the house, I can't see it causing any more problems than your cherry tree which is there at the moment. Don't know about its root form, is it surface or deep rooted? The only problem I can see might be that it is quite a slow grower. But even a small Brilliantissimum is stunning. Well actually we do have one next to the red oak at the back. It's been in 20 odd years and the leaves have a lovely pink tinge in the spring and the autumn leaves are indeed nice colours. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , TheGardener writes I'm not sure what you mean by messy, Janet. Some trees attract greenfly etc and then drip black sooty mould all over the ground or things beneath Chrissie. The cherry is a bit like that with it's fruit dropping over everything including the cars but the main drawback is that the tiny stems that break off are quite knobbly and get into the car grilles and gutters As for it being so close to the house, I can't see it causing any more problems than your cherry tree which is there at the moment. Don't know about its root form, is it surface or deep rooted? The only problem I can see might be that it is quite a slow grower. But even a small Brilliantissimum is stunning. Well actually we do have one next to the red oak at the back. It's been in 20 odd years and the leaves have a lovely pink tinge in the spring and the autumn leaves are indeed nice colours. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk I can only reply based on my own experience of the tree in my garden. I can't remember it attracting hoards of greenfly - in fact, it seems relatively pest free. As for the root form, I really have no idea! I'm sure someone in the group will know though! I would guess at it being fibrous rather than tap-rooted, but I could be wrong. -- ************************************************ Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk ************************************************ |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , TheGardener writes I'm not sure what you mean by messy, Janet. Some trees attract greenfly etc and then drip black sooty mould all over the ground or things beneath Chrissie. The cherry is a bit like that with it's fruit dropping over everything including the cars but the main drawback is that the tiny stems that break off are quite knobbly and get into the car grilles and gutters As for it being so close to the house, I can't see it causing any more problems than your cherry tree which is there at the moment. Don't know about its root form, is it surface or deep rooted? The only problem I can see might be that it is quite a slow grower. But even a small Brilliantissimum is stunning. Well actually we do have one next to the red oak at the back. It's been in 20 odd years and the leaves have a lovely pink tinge in the spring and the autumn leaves are indeed nice colours. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk I can only reply based on my own experience of the tree in my garden. I can't remember it attracting hoards of greenfly - in fact, it seems relatively pest free. As for the root form, I really have no idea! I'm sure someone in the group will know though! I would guess at it being fibrous rather than tap-rooted, but I could be wrong. -- ************************************************ Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk ************************************************ |
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