Need front yard tree recommendation - So Cal
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Tree recommendation for front yard, large, med/fast grower
Comments (11)I was just thinking how nice a large local Ginkgo in southwestern KY would look in the center of that yard, but they're not fast growing. If Ken were here, I think he'd warn you large maple trees have dense, fibrous shallow root systems and it's often not practical to garden under them (e.g.: hostas), if that's your thing. That can be a hassle with most any tree, I suppose, but especially the large maples (e.g.: red maple). An oak tree would offer some options. I recently planted a Blackgum tree near our house, as something to tolerate a wet area and be perhaps big but not huge, strong-wooded since near a house, and while not rare, a bit unusual and with nice fall color (some cultivars have reddish new foliage and are preferred over regular species for this reason). If you want tall, one of the better regarded fast-growing trees, with a somewhat pyramidal form (if memory serves, at least young) and deciduous/broadleaf, a Tulip Poplar (a.k.a. Yellow Poplar) could fill the bill. There's a variegated cultivar available; I saw some recently - think yellow margins around a green center, if memory serves. If you want something to compliment the river birch, perhaps you could squeeze in a paperbark maple tree somewhere. If you could heavily customize your tree, how tall would it get, how wide would the canopy spread be, do you like broadleaf (e.g.: maple, oak) vs. needles (e.g.: pine) or something else, and how dense would the shade be? Richard....See MoreWhat type of tree recommended for front yard
Comments (4)Western ma. This same question got posted 3 times. I'm not sure why. Mods: can you delete this one or Merge with : http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/trees/msg0817344127332.html?4 Thanks...See MoreWhat type of tree recommended for front yard
Comments (11)Scalping = mowing the lawn too short The usual northern grasses should be mowed relatively long - mower blades at the highest setting is usually about right. The longer grass is healthier and stronger because there is more of it to grow longer roots, and it also shades out a lot of lawn weed seeds. It also doesn't need to be mowed as often. The only downside is it can take more horsepower to get a mower through a lush, healthy, thick lawn....See Morerecommendations for small trees for front yard mow strip
Comments (4)Purple leaf plums unfortunately are short lived nowadays and no longer recommended for a number of reasons. A good substitute is a series of black-leafed Lagerstroemias (Crape Myrtles) available, quite stunning small trees with gorgeous flowers. Developed by the USDA, they are marketed under a couple of different names, including 'Black Diamond'. Different summer flower colors include red, white, pink. Lagerstoemias are good parkway trees, most all are not overwhelmingly large and they have beautiful bark as well as beautiful summer flowers. Not at their best close to the ocean, but at least a few miles inland with some summer heat they do well. Autumn foliage color can be excellent if we get a bit of cold weather. Non-fruiting Loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa ) makes a good small parkway tree; perhaps a dwarf Magnolia like 'Little Gem' or 'Teddy Bear' (do not be misled by the "dwarf"--they will still get 30' tall in time, but a regular Magnolia can get 80'. Or decidious Magnolia like 'Black Tulip'. Metrosideros 'Spring Fire' makes a nice 15-20' tree with coral colored flowers off and on that feed the hummingbirds. You could also consider medium-to large-ish shrubs that can be limbed up as small trees....See Moretjayars1
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