Pekin Tree Lilac vs. Japanese Tree Lilac
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Comments (20)To revert to your original post, if you want another spring-flowering, small tree of a different color - redbud, crabapple (some are white flowered), Flowering cherry, etc. - would be a good substitute. Fringe tree is another one, but IS white flowering, and is late to leaf out. Hawthorns (some are native and some European or hybrids) do have white flowers for the most part - some have red - but the red fruits are interesting, and some have good fall foliage - being members of the rose family, they can get common rose family diseases, including fire blight, and they do have thorns. If you want a summer flowering tree, then there are possibly one of the hardier crape myrtles, stewartias (possibly not hardy), franklinias, and a few others - some of which will also have white flowers. You might also be able to grow and limb up a Peegee hydrangea, although the weight of the blooms will bow down the branches to a degree. If you can find one, a sourwood is summer-flowering, whitish and come in July-Oct., with good fall foliage. Virginia Witch hazel flowers in the fall, with yellow flowers - there are hybrids with European varieties, which might be hardy for you, in orange to red colors, that flower in early spring. Fall foliage is yellow....See MoreJapanese lilac tree problem
Comments (2)Odyssey is quite correct. You'd be better off posting in the Tree & Shrubs forums. Under that heading, you will find many subforums. I would definitely cross post on both Trees and on Shrubs. Depending upon where you live, there may even be a forum dedicated to the general area where you live. You don't mention where you live and that will be a big problem. Different areas of a state, country or world can have very different conditions and challenges....See MoreJapanese garden with overhanging Lilac trees. How do I maintain it?
Comments (4)Well I guess I will have to chose between cutting the grass and using the blower to clean the patio AND all these activities http://www.zen-garden.org/html/page_Maintenance.htm http://www.zen-garden.org/html/page_bottom_surface.htm http://www.zen-garden.org/html/page_cleanup.htm Doesn't look like fun :-)) especially if you use gravel pebbles or sand...See MoreHow in the world do I prune this? Japanese tree lilac
Comments (12)" Am i pruning all those back to the trunk each year to encourage it to keep growing upward? " no, you want to build a nice full crown by shortening some of the branches that are trying to dominate, so they still have leaves to feed the tree. You may remove some of the branches, if they are too closely spaced along the length of the trunk or too many spaced radially around the trunk, or come out of the trunk at a very sharp angle upward. Those are the ones that will try to dominate by growing up through the branches and becoming an entire tree by them selves. And you don't want to remove more than about 30% or so of the green each season you prune. "And am I still encouraging a leader when it’s a multi trunk tree? " Multi trunk is a little different. The goal there is a shorter tree with a wide crown. With the tree up against the fence, that style may not work unless you can get the crown above it so it has room to spread. Not impossible but will take more time and effort. :-) There are plenty of articles on how to 'structure prune both kinds of trees on the www but you basically want strudy branches coming straight out from the trunk, at least as straight as you can get. You want even spacing between the those branches so as the tree grows they are not barely inches apart to get light for the leaves. And you don't want crossing branches or branches that grow inside toward the center of the tree. And don't over prune. Be patient! :-) This picture shows some of what we are talking about. Not the best but all I could find on short notice. :-) The temporary branches, will be your lower branches that will not be pruned until there is enough crown above so the tree won't miss them. This all takes a couple to a few years to accomplish but the result is well worth it. :-)...See More- 12 years ago
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