best mulberry tree for small yard partial shade ok?
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Comments (31)What I have learned about planting a tree: There is ALWAYS a reason not to plant a tree. Most of them are poor ones. Most of them come from people with an agenda. Yet by all means, never trust anyone from a nursery. They are money grubbing ignorami who are never hired for actually knowing anything. Yet there is only one reason to plant a tree that means anything: Do you want to? For any reason? (fall color, flowers, screening, wind, shade, innate beauty, etc.). Walk down practically any street in practically any city in practically any country, and I'll place odds you can find something wrong with just about every tree you see. Just peruse the explanations cited above: It's planted too close, utility lines of one kind or another, too large, wrong kind of tree for whatever reason, most of them personal and highly subjective. Yet lost in all the clutter are some of the best reasons, and they are reasons to plant a tree. A sociologist at the U of Illinois has conducted some research that says a view of a tree, even a pitiful tree, leads one to a happier outlook on life and a greater likelihood of civility to neighbors. So, to draw the insane conclusions that people seems to love, plant a tree, save a life. Surely that's not too high to save a life? Also, it's estimated that a healthy urban forest can reduce the temperatures of cities by up to 20 degrees. Given the number of headlines regarding global warming (including how elk contribute to it), that would darn near be enough to scare me into planting far more trees than needed. OK, enough of the hyperbole. There is one practical rule to follow when planting near a house: Don't plant a tree that will grow taller than the eave under the eave. Everything else can be influenced...or pruned....See MoreIs cllimbing hydrangea ok for partial to full shade?
Comments (21)GG, is there a good reference book for botanical latin translations? Well, I haven't found one yet :-) I do have a handy pocket guide that explains many species names, as these tend to illustrate particular characteristics of the plant....like its bloom color, origins, similarities to other plants, leaf characteristics, etc. The Schizophragma mentioned above is a good example - the species name hydrangeoides simply means "hydrangea-like". But the guide is by no means complete. When it comes to genus names, all bets are off! Many are not Latin based at all but Greek in origin (like the Schizophragma, ditto Hydrangea, Helleborus and countless others). Many others are latinized versions of the person attributed with 'discovering' or popularizing the plant, like Fuchsia, which is named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs. Or Heuchera, named for Johann Heinrich von Heucher (pronounced HOY-ker). Being an overly curious person, if I encounter a plant name that intrigues me a lot or if it is a plant that I am preparing a class or seminar on, I often do research the name and I find the Internet pretty invaluable in this regard. Somebody somewhere has done the research and you can almost always find an explanation of the botanical name if you look hard enough :-)...See Moresmall tree for small yard?
Comments (13)Tsuga - our Serviceberry is planted in an east facing location, with only morning sun. Wondering if yours has a more open habit? That's what I expect with mine in these conditions. How are the spring blooms and fall color for you? By any chance do you have any pictures you can share? I'd love to see a mature one in the landscape. We just planted ours earlier this year. I'd love to see pics of your Satomi as well. Milwaukeean, when I think of crabapples I think of a messy tree with lots of maintenance, maybe I'm wrong. I also think of a low branching tree, not ideal for the placement. Gardener, I'm on my second year with the heptacodium, can't wait for it to mature. My narrowed choices, though I'm leaning more towards the latter two: 1. Fringe tree - lacks four season interest, late to wake up in spring 2. Serviceberry Autumn Brilliance - seasonal interest, I have this already in my front yard 3. Kousa Dogwood - other than the flower color, what are the primary differences between white flowered and Satomi? I'm planting this next to a purple leaf sandcherry, which of these do you think would compliment it more? Kousa Dogwood - are the berries messy? I read they prefer shade, my placement would be full sun, how will it fare in this condition?...See MoreDallas Front Yard Shade Tree Suggestions
Comments (28)corkball1, There are probably some Black Gums around Dallas, but only one I recall seeing was at the arboretum. Suspect it would have to be pampered some to do well in the alkaline leaning soils common here. Am going to have to go back and check out the arboretum tree this fall to see if it turns that wonderful red ... believe it's the champion tree for the DFW area. davidrt28, I actually believe Mexican Sugar Maple would probably grow pretty well in the soil here thanks to its alkaline tolerance. It's just that local reliability in zone 8a clay, form, and even actual parentage of SFAU's openly pollinated seedlings are still largely uncertain this early in the domestication process. Someone interested in this tree can read the fairly recent status provided on page 197 (PDF page 18) of this SNA conference Plant Breeding and Evaluation paper to decide if its attributes make it worth chasing one down at this stage. One of a few I would be willing to gamble with if we still had the space of a two acre suburban lot. With the work in progress and five more native distributions to consider, seems very likely that reliable selections/hybrids of good color and form will eventually be available through Dallas area nurseries....See Moresoftmentor
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