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15 years ago

Does the single trunk River Birch look nice? That's where I want to plant it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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lsu27
15 years ago
The River Birch looks good there. I would also consider for that spot Japanese Tree Lilac or Red Horsechestnut. I would also go back with the idea of a White Birch instead of a River Birch. But whatever you decide it will look good. Maybe on the other side of your home you could plant the Japanese Tree Lilac or White Birch, your home is so tall, this will help scale it down.
v1rt
Original Author
15 years ago
Awesome! Thank you so much and also thanks for the tree recommendation on the other side! :)

On the other side, I already have ServiceBerry about 10 ft from the corner. Here is the latest picture. If putting Japanese Lilac, where would it be? I like lilacs for their fragrance. I have 6 defoliated at the back as seen on the picture beside the fence.

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You could put the Japanese Tree Lilac in place of the River Birch or you could put it on the other side of your driveway, between the sidewallk and street. Jap. Tree Lilacs are wonderful street trees. The variety I would go with is called Ivory Silk.
wisconsitom
15 years ago
v1, my opinion is that Jap. tree lilac, while a nice enough tree, is still far too small at maturity to be in scale with the house. The same could be nearly as true for birch. If this was my place, I'd be planting one or possibly two "shade trees" in the front yard. In other words, maples, oaks, or other large, tall-growing species. With the maple on the terrace, provided you get your yard tree(s) in the ground fairly soon, they will all grow up together and should accommodate one another for space.

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v1rt
Original Author
15 years ago
Oh, there is a maple tree that the builder planted last year. It's the one between the sidewalk and street. Sorry, the picture I posted was old.

Here is the only picture I have for the maple on the left
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Actually, I went out this morning to look at a piano. The place was at Glen Ellyn. There is this tree at Western Avenue that really caught my attention. I actually caused traffic since it was a narrow 2 lane and I turned on my hazard. LOL. Hehehe.

Guess what? It's a gingko tree. I'm changing the tree again and now am back to gingko. Also, I showed the picture to my wife and she loves it. I didn't see her complain. Or maybe, she can't complain because I bought her a piano. LOL. :D

This is it for the front! No more changing
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especially when I saw another Gingko tree at Braintree, Schaubmurg, IL. His right front lawn isn's wide too but the tree looks pretty good.

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