Re: got my loquat planted/ now need tree recommendation

Ooooh!  I like that idea.  I know a house not too far away has one that 
is large- taller than the house.  That one is multi-stemmed
- but from the info I just looked up you can also prune/train to be more 
traditional trunked trees (which would be necessary since it will be 
next to a fence at my house).  Now to find one.....

Theresa
Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI wrote:
> Theresa what about desert willow? Chilopsis? It may not get big enough
> for what you want (although I have seen a truly enormous one in Santa
> Barbara). They are drought tolerant - even in my climate I don't have to
> water more than once a month - they flower all summer, they are
> deciduous. You would have to do some pruning to keep it tree-like and
> not sprawling or bushy. There is one type with very narrow willow-like
> leaves and one with broader leaves, which I think would be better for
> your situation. Hummingbirds and bees love them.
>
> Cyndi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Theresa G.
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:56 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] got my loquat planted/ now need tree recommendation
>
> I know why Jim-  every yard in Sacramento has some crepe myrtle in it.
>
> They are so common as to be boring.  Mind you, most or just shrubs with
> pink flowers, often covering is sticky aphid stuff.
> I'll look into the tree version before I totally rule them out.  The
> bark sounds appealing.  I agree the flowers are blah and they don't
> attrack either bees or humming birds (apparently people aren't the only
> ones not overly impressed by them!)
>
> Theresa
>
> james singer wrote:
>   
>> The one Andrea mentioned, Natchez, is considered the "standard" by
>> breeders, the one to which all crepe myrtles are compared. It's quite
>> attractive and a genuine landscape workhorse--street tree, accent
>> plant, background color. Texas A&M's web site [sorry, no longer have a
>>     
>
>   
>> link] has a lot of good information on crepe myrtle cultivars,
>> especially the ones developed by the National Arboretum [they are the
>> ones, such as Natchez, named for Indian nations].
>>
>> That said, I don't especially care for them. Don't know why.
>>
>>
>> On Oct 23, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95
>> CS/SCOSI wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I've never seen them that big here either, but in Los Angeles there
>>>       
> are
>   
>>> big ones like that. Maybe it's a variety thing?
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf Of Theresa G.
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:10 AM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] got my loquat planted/ now need tree
>>>       
> recommendation
>   
>>> Really-  I've never seen a tree-sized crepe myrtle around here!
>>>       
> Hmmm-
>   
>>> maybe our hot dry weather stunts their growth??
>>>
>>> andreah wrote:
>>>       
>>>> What crepe myrtle are you referring to? Just curious-'Natchez'
>>>>         
> (which
>   
>>>> is white) gets 25-30 ft tall and is gorgeous with peeling cinnamon
>>>> colored bark.
>>>> A
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G."
>>>>         
>>> <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
>>>       
>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:47 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] got my loquat planted/ now need tree
>>>>         
>>> recommendation
>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> Naw- don't really want another pear.  They are Ok, but they are
>>>>> everywhere here.  Crepe myrtles don't get very big and I want shade
>>>>> for the south side of my house again someday....  Thanks for
>>>>>           
> helping
>   
>>>>> me think about this...
>>>>> Theresa
>>>>>
>>>>> andreah wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Theresa-there is another ornamental pear that is stonger than
>>>>>> bradofrd- Calliope, or calypso, or something with a "C"   It was
>>>>>> bred after all the bradfors started splitting down the middle.
>>>>>>             
> Just
>   
>>>>>> a suggestion in case you want another.  How about a crepe myrtle?
>>>>>> Those are always great IMO.
>>>>>> A
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G."
>>>>>> <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 8:11 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] got my loquat planted/ now need tree
>>>>>>             
>>> recommendation
>>>       
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Thanks for the advice - but I already know the tree is my
>>>>>>> responsibility. They came out and cleaned up the half that fell
>>>>>>> into the street earlier this year when it split, but made it
>>>>>>>               
> clear
>   
>>>>>>> that the tree was on my property, not the right of way
>>>>>>>               
> (apparently
>   
>>>>>>> the right of way only includes the sidewalk and area between the
>>>>>>> sidewalk and street).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Theresa
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Donna wrote:
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Better check your zoning/city/something before you take out that
>>>>>>>> tree and buy
>>>>>>>> another.
>>>>>>>> When we moved here, the subdivision planted trees there.  Mine
>>>>>>>> died, so I was
>>>>>>>> going to replace it.  Found out there was a 'list' of trees that
>>>>>>>> could be
>>>>>>>> planted here enforced by the village.  I didn't care for any of
>>>>>>>> them, so I let
>>>>>>>> them replace it with whatever they wanted....and I must say,
>>>>>>>>                 
> they
>   
>>>>>>>> do take care
>>>>>>>> of 'that' tree coming thru pruning etc.....
>>>>>>>> Donna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --- On Mon, 10/20/08, Theresa Gannon <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>                 
>>> wrote:
>>>       
>>>>>>>> On to a new tree issue:
>>>>>>>> I need to replace the stupid bradford pear along the street (in
>>>>>>>> the hell
>>>>>>>> strip). Any suggestions of what to plant? I want something
>>>>>>>> deciduous- so
>>>>>>>> that I get the south sun on the house in winter....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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