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  • 10-03-2010 10:12pm
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    the digger
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    Hi all
    Have a large grass covered garden and need to plant some trees to help break in up a bit.Dont want anything too big just about 10/12 decent size tree, the garden is over half an acre.Dont want to plant trees and not like them in 5 years.Tree type and information would be a big help to a nivice tree grower


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    looksee
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    A small grove of silver birch would look lovely. Maybe 5 or 6 in a loose group. They are easy to grow, don't need any attention and are light and open with silver/white stems.

    All the rowens/Mountain Ash are attractive, they have brightly coloured berries in the autumn. Most have red or orange berries, a few have white, but my experience has been that the red/orange ones are more reliable. They are not too big, but the overall appearance would be a bit more solid than the birch.

    Holly is a bit slow growing but looks very well and is evergreen. If you let it grow for a few years then cut off all the lower branches you get a tree rather than a big bush.

    The prunus (flowering cherries etc) are lovely in flower but can look a bit boring for the rest of the year.

    A few large shrubs would give a bit of variety. Plant them 10ft apart or so, so that they keep their shape. Wigelia is summer flowering, usually pink, and very reliable, Deutzia is similar with more deliate flowers. Spireas, especially Bridal Wreath, are good. Pittisporum has nice black stems and slightly wavy leaves, and makes a well shaped evergreen bush if you give it space.

    You could perhaps put in a little group of apples or a plum, cherry, pear though they do need a little bit more attention if you want fruit.

    Be very careful about buying conifers, you really need someone to advise you on the spot. Suggest you don't get involved with the large deciduous trees like oak, beech, ash, sycamore, chestnut etc unless you can plant them well away from the house.

    There are endless numbers of trees and shrubs to choose from, the ones mentioned are some of the more well known ones.


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    magicbastarder
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    the digger wrote: »
    Dont want to plant trees and not like them in 5 years.
    might be an idea to tell what you don't like in trees so people don't suggest the wrong things?


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