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Specimen Tree part Deux
Hello,
Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock", allegedly with bright green leaves, white pannicles of flowers in the spring, with excellent autumn colours and persistent yellow berries that the birds seem to turn their noses up at. Peaks out at 25 foot, but 20 foot in 20 years seems to be the average initial growth rate, so manageable for a small garden. Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, cheers, Andy. |
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Specimen Tree part Deux
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from "andrewpreece" contains these words: Hello, Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock",(snip) Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, Yes, I had it in my last garden near Loch Lomond, which was wet cold and windy. It's a good choice, beautiful, tough and foolproof, and even young trees set fruit. It will stand colder weather and stronger winds than either the acacia or the robinia. Amelanchier is pretty and just as tough as sorbus Joseph Rock, but it suckers, and all its displays are shorter (flowers, berries, autumn leaf colour). I prefer amelanchier in a group of plants rather than as a specimen. Sorbus JR is easy to source from almost any garden centre, but it's worth looking for one that's been well grown and cared for. Most of them will be grafted. You'll see the graft "join" near the bottom of the trunk, pick one that has a clean even looking graft union. If you get a choice of sizes (small ones will be cheaper), I'd go for the small one. They settle in much faster than tall pot-grown trees, and will catch up growth within a year or two. Janet. |
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Specimen Tree part Deux
The message
from "andrewpreece" contains these words: Hello, Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock",(snip) Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, Yes, I had it in my last garden near Loch Lomond, which was wet cold and windy. It's a good choice, beautiful, tough and foolproof, and even young trees set fruit. It will stand colder weather and stronger winds than either the acacia or the robinia. Amelanchier is pretty and just as tough as sorbus Joseph Rock, but it suckers, and all its displays are shorter (flowers, berries, autumn leaf colour). I prefer amelanchier in a group of plants rather than as a specimen. Sorbus JR is easy to source from almost any garden centre, but it's worth looking for one that's been well grown and cared for. Most of them will be grafted. You'll see the graft "join" near the bottom of the trunk, pick one that has a clean even looking graft union. If you get a choice of sizes (small ones will be cheaper), I'd go for the small one. They settle in much faster than tall pot-grown trees, and will catch up growth within a year or two. Janet. |
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Specimen Tree part Deux
The message
from "andrewpreece" contains these words: Hello, Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock",(snip) Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, Yes, I had it in my last garden near Loch Lomond, which was wet cold and windy. It's a good choice, beautiful, tough and foolproof, and even young trees set fruit. It will stand colder weather and stronger winds than either the acacia or the robinia. Amelanchier is pretty and just as tough as sorbus Joseph Rock, but it suckers, and all its displays are shorter (flowers, berries, autumn leaf colour). I prefer amelanchier in a group of plants rather than as a specimen. Sorbus JR is easy to source from almost any garden centre, but it's worth looking for one that's been well grown and cared for. Most of them will be grafted. You'll see the graft "join" near the bottom of the trunk, pick one that has a clean even looking graft union. If you get a choice of sizes (small ones will be cheaper), I'd go for the small one. They settle in much faster than tall pot-grown trees, and will catch up growth within a year or two. Janet. |
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Specimen Tree part Deux
In article , andrewpreece
writes Hello, Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock", allegedly with bright green leaves, white pannicles of flowers in the spring, with excellent autumn colours and persistent yellow berries that the birds seem to turn their noses up at. Peaks out at 25 foot, but 20 foot in 20 years seems to be the average initial growth rate, so manageable for a small garden. Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, Yes, I'm fairly sure one of the ones I planted was Joseph Rock. Your description is about right. I'm growing it on wet clay at 400ft in Yorkshire. It's healthy and trouble free. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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Specimen Tree part Deux
In article , andrewpreece
writes Hello, Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock", allegedly with bright green leaves, white pannicles of flowers in the spring, with excellent autumn colours and persistent yellow berries that the birds seem to turn their noses up at. Peaks out at 25 foot, but 20 foot in 20 years seems to be the average initial growth rate, so manageable for a small garden. Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, Yes, I'm fairly sure one of the ones I planted was Joseph Rock. Your description is about right. I'm growing it on wet clay at 400ft in Yorkshire. It's healthy and trouble free. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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Specimen Tree part Deux
In article , andrewpreece
writes Hello, Further to my request for info on interesting specimen trees, I am now down to four candidates; acacia dealbata, amelanchier, robinia pseudoacacia "frisia", and the Rowan ( Sorbus Aucuparia ). The Rowan, or Mountain Ash did not show up on the list of suggestions offered in response to my original question, but I reckon it's got a lot going for it. I was particularly interested in the variety "Joseph Rock", allegedly with bright green leaves, white pannicles of flowers in the spring, with excellent autumn colours and persistent yellow berries that the birds seem to turn their noses up at. Peaks out at 25 foot, but 20 foot in 20 years seems to be the average initial growth rate, so manageable for a small garden. Does anyone here have any experience of this variety? I should appreciate an opinion from someone who has one in their garden, if they're looking in, Yes, I'm fairly sure one of the ones I planted was Joseph Rock. Your description is about right. I'm growing it on wet clay at 400ft in Yorkshire. It's healthy and trouble free. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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