Dwarf pink weeping cherry - suggestions, opinions, warnings?
diggerdee zone 6 CT
2 years ago
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Comments (3)Colt produces pink flowers that smell like melons. Don't know if this is being used outside of fruit orchards. Gisela I haven't seen the top of and known it. Sweet cherry although commonly used is terrible beneath Japanese flowering cherries. I think I've seen that some Snow Fountains ('Snofozam') TM are grown from cuttings....See Moresuggestions for a dwarf conifer
Comments (5)I can't do everything you're asking but I'll let you know what I can and share some photos. Pinus strobus 'Green Twist' (???2-3" per year maybe less) Bickelhaupt Arboretum Photo 2005: Pinus strobus 'Explosion' Bickelhaupt (American Conifer Society lists it growing at American Conifer Society Link: American Conifer Society + Conifer Database Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' Bickelhaupt Arb. (Grows a foot a year): A 'Prized' conifer: Pinus strobus 'Coney Island' Pinus strobus 'Oliver Dwarf' (slow-growing dwarf???2" per year): Pinus strobus 'Trautmann' (Flat-topped cushion) Tsuga canadensis 'Betty Rose' Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch Globe' Pinus strobus 'Uncantena' Pinus strobus 'Sea Urchin' Pinus densifloraXnigra 'Jane Kluis' Dax...See More3rd Garden Amendment - your Opinion
Comments (9)I'd wait a bit to see how what you already have planted fills in. But I think you could grow something along the rails. A clematis would be nice, as would another type of vine. If you have time check the CA. forum. and the potato vine thread. Al describes how this vine was trained to grow along a railing and how pretty it was. As for Don Juan, I doubt it would be hardy for you as most climbers are only hardy to Z5, and that's stretching the limit from what most Z5ers say. But don't give up on roses - you need to look for the Canadian and Buck roses, bred for your zone so they would be cane hardy. Also, I know a lot of the colder zone folks grow Kordes roses with success. Diana Here is a link that might be useful: Buck roses...See MorePlease Recommend a Dwarf Tree For Front of House
Comments (3)Just looking at the picture I am thinking something with bold foliage- first thought to my head was Cotinus 'Golden Spirit' AKA Golden Spirit Smokebush. Brilliant yellow leaves that will hold their color well (given enough moisture) and can have great fall color too. You could use it as a cut-back shrub to produce bigger, showier foliage each season. Can easily be kept at around a 6' height. Also can be had for a reasonable price. In my area weeping cherries are subject to much disease/ Japanese Beetles, and weeping mulberries are something everyone has. I've used the newer weeping river birch 'Summer Cascade' and have been happy with it- good foliage, fall color, and bark/branch effect during the winter. Of course as Ken stated in time even small trees might get wider than you would like them to. There are a couple newer weeping redbuds that might fit your bill too- Whitewater or Ruby Falls. Maybe would be a couple smaller Japanese Maples that will work too- but I don't know the best varieties. Overall I would go for something gold, red, or variegated- if it will be surrounded by boxwoods you need something that will stand out against them all season. Good luck, Bruce...See Moreerasmus_gw
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