What is this small tree/large shrub?
gardenerkarin999
6 years ago
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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
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Ideas for small tree/large shrub?
Comments (12)Great suggestions! The mobile home park I live in is tiered like a three layer cake, and I am on the top level. Each level has a split rail fence at the end of the backyard, and each level also has tree plantings along the rail. My level alternates white pine with Bradford pear, and the Bradfords haven't taken the winds well. A few have died, but that did provide me with more light in my back yard. Not the owner's best choice. I like both the Paperbark Maple and Corylus suggestions - I found a pic at Dave's Gardens of a 20 yr old Harry Lauder's trained into a tree form, and it looked spectacular! Slow growth, catkins, and I've always loved the twisted form - this one may be the winner. I can't believe I never realized it had catkins. Seeing it trained into tree form changed my opinion of it's high cost, it really is a show stopper when not left as an unruly shrub. I've been reading about the filbert blight - trying to find a silver lining I can say that woodworking is a new hobby and if the thing should die from blight some day, I could easily use the contorted wood in projects - lol. Thanks for the great tips, I knew this was the place to come to : ) Now I'll have to start saving my pennies because I think the Harry Lauder's is the winner......See Morelarge shrubs/small trees for very little sun
Comments (2)Might want to consider 'Hartlage Wine' Sweetbush (Calycanthus x raulstonii' Hartlage Wine)-- Low maintenance/high impact! â¢Upright broadleaf deciduous shrub, 8' tall to almost 8' wide, may reach 15' à10'; â¢Flowers maroon to wine-colored, slight fragrance, about 3" wide, with off-white tipped stamens; â¢Bloom period from spring through early summer; â¢Flowers being sterile, the plant does not produce seed; â¢Leaves glossy, bright green, opposite, simple, 4 1/2" to 7" long; â¢Sun, part shade, shade; â¢Hardy to USDA Zone 5 to 6 â¢fragrant flowers; â¢appealing foliage; â¢wide-ranging adaptability; â¢shade tolerance, and â¢first-rate pest resistance. What's not to love??!! This is a beautiful shrub (persistent bloomer) that does well in shade or part shade. The only way it could be better is if it was evergreen (LOL)...See MoreNeed a small tree \ large shrub for this location (pics)
Comments (13)Well that's quite a large wall to work with and anything that helps to shade/screen it will, no doubt, cut down on the electric bills. Besides trees/shrubs, you might consider a tall trellis/vine as well. You could also train a non-vine type plant on it such as the evergreen (orange/red berried) Pyracantha. The birds will thank you. Trees that have similar orange/red berries are Yaupons and Possumhaws. The Yaupons are evergreen the Possumhaws drop the leaves and show just the berries. Then there's the sun loving, orange flowered miniature pomegranite that gets about 10-12 feet. But if you don't want the fruit then don't do it. Keeping with the natives, there's always the fragrant Mountain Laurels. Very slow growing so buy one that is fairly mature. Another lovely native is the Vitex with its lavender blooms that are enjoyed by bees and hummingbirds. It's deciduous. As far as small trees go, my new favorite is the Tea or Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans). Fragrant, evergreen, and can be used either as a shrub or a specimen tree (find one with a single trunk). As for evergreen junipers, there are varieties of Sky Rocket Junipers (or rocket junipers) that might be appropriate. They keep a fairly slim width and height under 20'. Attractive, sun loving and drought tolerant, but I'm not sure how they do in Texas. There are many more 'smallish' trees that could be used in that space. Too many to name....See MoreSmall tree or large shrub Zone 8a SC
Comments (1)It's a hawthorn species...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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