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Help me choose some trees..

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  • 11-04-2011 8:52pm
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    bbam
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    I'm looking for a few ideas on trees to go along a drive, about 150meters long so about 10/12 trees..
    I'd like a more upright habit if possible, sorbus springs to mind.. Ideally flowering or with an interest of some sort... We live in a reasonably exposed site..


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    paddy147
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    bbam wrote: »
    I'm looking for a few ideas on trees to go along a drive, about 150meters long so about 10/12 trees..
    I'd like a more upright habit if possible, sorbus springs to mind.. Ideally flowering or with an interest of some sort... We live in a reasonably exposed site..


    Single and also Multi stemed Birch is a lovely tree.Recently bought some of them for my own garden.Bark goes a nice white colour as the tree grows/ages and has nice branches and small leaves,that still lets sunlight through it.Lovely tree.:)


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    Sonnenblumen
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    bbam wrote: »
    I'm looking for a few ideas on trees to go along a drive, about 150meters long so about 10/12 trees..
    I'd like a more upright habit if possible, sorbus springs to mind.. Ideally flowering or with an interest of some sort... We live in a reasonably exposed site..

    A beautiful Sorbus with a columnar (upright) habit is Sorbus acuparia Autumn Spire. Wonderful in a line/avenue with narrow upright form. Flowers and yellow berries with beautiful autumnal leaf colour later.

    An alternative worth considering is Prunus Amanogawa (Flagpole cherry).


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    jezko
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    Sorbus aucuparia `Autumn Spire` SB got there first

    Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold and/or Purple (my favourite the Purple)
    And if you have a site not suitable for beech Carpinus 'Fastigiata'

    Sorbus aria 'Lutescens' (I have heard of a upright form of this just can't find the name...

    Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'

    And if you have the time .....

    Juniperus communis 'Hibernica'

    Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket'


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    Hal Emmerich
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    Fruit trees, they flower, they fruit, they lose leaves (autumnie), great.:)


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    couerdelion
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    Hal Emmerich wrote: »
    Fruit trees, flowers, fruits, loses leaves (autumnie), great.:)

    Yep, I was thinking pretty much the same thing. I'm pretty sure there are columnar crab apple trees that you could then use the fruit to make jam.


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    bbam
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    Hal Emmerich wrote: »
    Fruit trees, they flower, they fruit, they lose leaves (autumnie), great.:)
    Indeed but I was looking for trees with an upright habit and I already have an area sectioned off for about 20 fruit trees as I am...

    Thanks for the suggestions folks..


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    paddy147
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    Dont forget that when Sorbus loose their berries then the ground and your car gets stained and very very messy indeed from the berries.

    Bear that in mind.


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