Slender Silhouette Sweetgum
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Comments (3)They are fast growing although they are prone to bagworms and have shallow roots which make them prone to uprooting during high winds and ice storms. I like how they look but the require a lot of work to keep healthy. If I had to do it again I would diversify my hedge by planting many species. The plants I have in my hedge row are: Cryoytomeria Japonica (Japanese Cedar) Leyland Cyphress Green Giant Cedar Norway Spruce I will plant more trees this spring an fall. Good luck. I would find successful hedgerows in your community and use the same plants. PC...See MoreWhat is this slender tree?
Comments (2)Can't see enough leaf detail to tell for sure, but my guess is 'Slender Silhouette' sweetgum (liquidambar). Here is a link that might be useful: 'Slender Silhouette' Sweetgum This post was edited by bostedo on Thu, Feb 5, 15 at 14:22...See MoreOk tree people, put on thinking cap
Comments (13)pond cypress would be an ok choice, but they like a lot of water. sweetgums get very extensive root systems that will destroy waterlines, and your foundation and take all the nutrients out of the soil to where not even grass will grow. gingko is a large tree, and if it is a female and gets fruit you will be stunk out of your yard....See MorePlant zoo
Comments (14)Bressler, Thanks for confirming the Mexican honeysuckle is a slow starter. Had no idea and didn't want to leave it languishing for another year if poor placement was the cause. They're not seen growing or sold around Dallas much, so suspect it may be marginal during the worst of our cold/wet/clay combinations. Puppy definitely killed a smaller Texas star hibiscus by pulling the root ball out of the ground after a rain. I didn't find it in her hiding spot until after it was too torn up and dried out to replant. She also chewed the stems off of a larger one and it is showing no signs of life yet: We don't usually trim them until new growth starts because the stems have hollow cores and had read somewhere there's a greater chance of rot or freeze damage if water is able to enter over the winter (true???). Will give it more time, but our other two put up new shoots weeks ago. Pkponder, Puppy is actually pretty good about not chewing most things she shouldn't. She'll most often grab something just fallen out of a tree or that I've recently pruned off. However, she cannot seem to resist tall thin stems like hibiscus... so good chance she would also go after the pond cypress if able. Am pretty certain this chewing phase will pass, then we too will be left with just the occasional "impact damage". Baptisia seems to do okay in partial shade, but does appear to do better with 5+ hours of sun. Most likely reason ours had stayed so small was the adjacent Turk's caps had gotten so large I had trouble keeping them from shading the Baptisia from late June until first freeze. Roselee, Will look forward to Mexican honeysuckle eventually taking off if it proves to be root hardy this far north. It's funny to watch how the puppy can make her older, and usually sedate, dog visitors so rambunctious. A year, two maybe, before this winds down and then we MIGHT even miss it. Here she is with a piece of mulberry root retrieved from the compost pile for chewing..... a cage for the compost is in the works ;-)...See Morecantelopejoe
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