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Tree suggestions for a wedding present

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  • 15-07-2017 9:17am
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    honeybear
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    Any suggestions for a tree suitable for a wedding present - don't even know how much a tree would cost (Id also be giving cash)


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    magicbastarder
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    do the couple have a big garden?
    trees will cost anything from about €20 upwards.


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    honeybear
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    do the couple have a big garden?
    trees will cost anything from about €20 upwards.

    The live in a bungalow on a farm. Budget approx. 50 euro.


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    Cakerbaker
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    My parents have a stunning red chestnut that they got as a wedding present nearly 40 years ago. I don't know where you're based but there's an Irish Tree Centre near Mitchelstown in Cork that sells more mature trees. I've no idea how much they cost though.


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    ShiverinEskimo
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    Cant beat a cherry blossom. Everyone loves a cherry blossom.


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    Lumen
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    Willow probably a bad idea as they tend to split after a few years.


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    looksee
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    How about two apple trees (you will need two for pollinaton :) )


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    DANNY2014
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    Tea tree from Mr Middleton... It's about €20 and sure when they sit down for a cuppa they mite remember when and where they got it...


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    magicbastarder
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    curly hazel? you'd pick up a decent sized one for about €40 i guess.


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    kylith
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    Oak is always popular, but I always figure that you can't go wrong with a fruit tree.


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    mountainy man
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    Cornus controversa variegata aka The wedding cake tree, doesn't come much better than this for a wedding gift.


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    honeybear
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    mountainy man wrote: »
    Cornus controversa variegata aka The wedding cake tree, doesn't come much better than this for a wedding gift.

    Just googled it - it's well named!


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    Poochie05
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    looksee wrote: »
    How about two apple trees (you will need two for pollinaton :) )

    +1

    I gave my friend a pair of apple trees, it's quite symbolic for a wedding present. They are lovely trees, have lovely blossoms and bear fruit regularly. Can't remember now what they were but I chose traditional varieties that were compatible for pollination.

    They were and still are delighted with them. I also bought them trees when each of their children were born. Thankfully they have a big garden :D


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    recedite
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    ShiverinEskimo wrote: »
    Cant beat a cherry blossom. Everyone loves a cherry blossom.
    But weren't they associated with the Japanese kamikazes? Its a one-way ticket to disaster. The Flying Idiot.

    Pear trees not great either. Everything goes... pear-shaped, after the fruit arrives.

    Apples are the only safe trees IMO.


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