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Advice on choosing small tree for shaded front garden

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  • 11-12-2012 2:39pm
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    mickydcork
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    Hi all

    Firstly - I know nothing about gardening but here goes my query

    I'm looking to plant a tree in our front garden in Dublin.

    It's a small north-easterly facing front garden, so I'm looking for a tree that will not get too big, no problems with roots and one that will stand shade.

    I would ideally prefer a nice native species, although I'm open to anything. And some colour during the year would be great (nice coloured leaves in Autumn would do).

    Any ideas let me know.

    Thanks

    Mick


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    rje66
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    mickydcork wrote: »
    Hi all

    Firstly - I know nothing about gardening but here goes my query

    I'm looking to plant a tree in our front garden in Dublin.

    It's a small north-easterly facing front garden, so I'm looking for a tree that will not get too big, no problems with roots and one that will stand shade.

    I would ideally prefer a nice native species, although I'm open to anything. And some colour during the year would be great (nice coloured leaves in Autumn would do).

    Any ideas let me know.

    Thanks

    Mick
    Try sorbus(mountain ash/rowan). Some are native. Good berries and decent autumn colour. There are a few types S. Commixata' S.acuparia, S.huphenensis.S. Sheerwater seedling. Choose one you like.
    You will get these bare root and sizes from 2.5-4m tall now till march.


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    mickydcork
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    rje66 wrote: »
    Try sorbus(mountain ash/rowan). Some are native. Good berries and decent autumn colour. There are a few types S. Commixata' S.acuparia, S.huphenensis.S. Sheerwater seedling. Choose one you like.
    You will get these bare root and sizes from 2.5-4m tall now till march.

    Great suggestions. They look lovely.


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    Oldtree
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    Hawthorn or Red hawthorn "Paul Scarlett", and Yew or fastigate irish yew, spring to mind, depending on exactly what you mean by small.

    Sorbus hibernica (irish whitebeam) is a nice plant too.
    http://www.wildflowers.ie/gardening/tree_and_shrub_species.htm

    The RHS has a helpful list here:
    http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=117

    The smaller a plant you can plant the better it will be in the long run (and cheaper), unless you want instant impact and higher maintainance work.

    Nice list of mail order trees:
    http://www.futureforests.net/


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    periodictable
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    How about a holly? Ilex aquifolium, var Alaska great berries and can be pruned. Also not too many leaves to rake up.


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    paddy147
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    Multi stem birch perhaps???


    Nice tree,lovely wite bark on the trunks and also lovely swaying branches and small leaves in the summer sunlight.

    The white bark really stands out in the garden wintertime,against everything that has died off for the winter.

    Have 1 in my north facing front garden in Dublin,and its gets a good bit of shade,but some sunlight too.


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    mickydcork
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    Thanks guys

    A few more excellent suggestions


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    paddy147
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    mickydcork wrote: »
    Thanks guys

    A few more excellent suggestions


    Tullys Nurseries in Ballyboughal,North County Dublin have a fantastic selection of small and large potted,bareroot and rootballed trees at the moment.:)

    http://www.tullynurseries.ie/


    I was only out there the other day having a look around.

    Grab yourself a free cuppa tea and a biscuit in the office and go for a walk around and enjoy the place.:)


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