Seeking advice for trees for courtyard quadrants that can be pruned.
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Comments (5)I've been struggling with the same question for several years now (although I have already planted my trees). There was a link to this article in another post and it describes a method that is similar to what I had decided to use with my peaches. Peaches fruit only on wood that grew the previous year so logically I was going to train my peaches similarly to how grapes are trained. Every lateral that has fruited will be removed after fruiting, but a new lateral will be trained to take it's place during the same year (but from it's neighboring tree). Here is a link that might be useful: Espaliering Made Even Easier - KNNN method...See Moreseeking advice re tying UP pine tree branches
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Comments (4)I immediately thought of Rhus typhina -- fits your shape and size expectations, although it can get taller -- does sucker some but they're easily kept in control. It's more of a large shrub than small tree but has a nice small tree look. An underused native plant, in my opinion, but for whatever reason it's not that popular. It grows fast so would fill in your area quickly, has a spread about as wide as tall, and has a nice umbrella shape. I like the ones with multiple trunks but it can be easily trained to one. The cutleaf form has a more delicate look although I really like the structure and bold texture of the species. I like the strong winter structure, too, and it has great fall color. There's also a yellow foliage variety ('Tiger Eyes') that is supposed to not sucker much at all but I believe it also stays smaller than you might want (not sure about mature height but I believe it's shorter). Sumac isn't everyone's cup of tea, however, and if you don't want to deal with suckers at all it's not for you. Japanese maples are great and I'm sure you could find one for your spot. The big disadvantage will be the slow rate of growth. The ones that stay small tend to grow much slower than the ones that are taller so it might be awhile before it fills in as much as you want. I'm always keeping my eyes open for smaller trees, since our yard isn't that big, so I'll be interested to see what else others come up with. Have fun chosing!...See Moretiffew
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