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Shallow rooted, water loving trees?

Niall_G · 2012-03-14 13:31:13

Hello all. Our garden is acidic clay, on top of sheet rock, on a windy site, 8 miles for the sea - a gardener's delight! It is generally very wet (no soakage) but can dry out and crack in a dry summer Part of the garden has less than 12 inches of soil above the rock and I would like to plant trees here. Can anybody suggest…

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14-03-2012 2:31pm

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Niall_G

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Hello all. Our garden is acidic clay, on top of sheet rock, on a windy site, 8 miles for the sea - a gardener's delight! It is generally very wet (no soakage) but can dry out and crack in a dry summer

Part of the garden has less than 12 inches of soil above the rock and I would like to plant trees here. Can anybody suggest anything suitable?

Alder and sally/willow trees do well around us but they might need more than 12 inches.

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#2 15-03-2012 9:28am
muckety

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We have willow growing like weeds on soggy/rocky patch of our garden. Red flanders variety, with a reddish stem, looks nice in winter.

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