5 Different Trees and Bushes recommendations NJ zone 6-7
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Plum tree for NJ (Zone 6) with deer?
Comments (8)You can grow most types of plums in NJ but you may want to plant 2 trees of different varieties to insure consistent cropping. Of the many varieties of J. plums I've grown here in z 6 NY state I think Satsuma is probably the best for the home orchard. However you shouldn't believe that deer are all to keep you from getting fruit and most casual growers fail to get anything from their fruit trees in the east. If insects don't destroy the fruit the squirrels or other animal thieves often take them before you get them. All of these problems can be overcome but it requires a certain level of commitment....See MoreZone 5/6-ers: How tall are your butterfly bush now?
Comments (15)Four of my five did survive the winter but all died back to the ground. I thought they were dead, but patience paid off and they sent up new growth from the roots. Now with some rain and heat they are catching up and are all between 3-4'. They normally get to be 6-8' by the end of the season when I cut them back to 1-2' in the spring (when the woody part didn't die back.) Don't know the variety since I started them from seed . They all have that light lavender colored flowers. I think they will bloom fine with the rate they are growing now. Store bought butterfly bush never lasted more than a year or two for me, but the seed grown ones are still going strong. The winter sure was hard on things though. My trumpet creeper that normally completely covers and drapes down from our our large willow tree snag that is 15-20' tall has died all the way back the ground. There is just a few feet of growth at the base and it looks pretty sad....See MoreHuge rose needed, zone 5 cane hardy, grows to 6x6 or more
Comments (23)Yes, it's the same rose. The year I bought my two I think it was listed as 2.5 feet or something odd. HMF says 3-6 feet, but used to say only 3, I think. But funniest is HMF says Ascot grows up to 18 inches wide--mine is about 7 feet. It's a good thing I just happened to plant the one in the photo in a place with lots of room, but I have had to remove a lavender, dianthus, and will remove another big lavender this spring to make way. It's currently duking it out with a huge snowball bush. Who will win? Diane Ascot in 2013--see how far away the snowball is? The rose is touching it now. The lavender on the right is gone and other will soon be gone; it's being crushed....See MoreNJ zone 6-7 mid size 35 ft max evergreens?
Comments (1)A hard cap at 35' would probably be dependent on pruning ... trees don't read their descriptions or just magically stop growing at some maximum height. I wouldn't recommend doing lines of monoculture ... if disease comes through, you'll lose them all, whereas if you have a mix of different species, you're less likely to lose all the tdees at the same time. Something like a yew would take well to pruning to whatever height you want ... ideally you'd want female bushes to avoid the pollen the males spew. An eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a native conifer for the eastern US. It's a little prickly but won't drop a bunch of cones or anything to clean up, though it will eventually want to exceed your 35' cap. Something like a mid-sized spruce might be about the height you're looking for, though it would have cones. You could also look at some of the rhododendron varieties ... they can get pretty big if you pick the right one....See Morebarplants123 barplants123
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