Re: "It" trees.
- Subject: Re: "It" trees.
- From: D* <d*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:08:56 -0800 (PST)
--- Gayle & Tim Kalman <leahdragonfly@earthlink.net>
wrote:
>
> Here in the east bay region of the San
> Francisco Bay Area, seems like
> Liquidamber styraciflua is it. Great tree
> for this area, well behaved and sporting great fall
> color in all.
How funny. Here, it seems they all suffer from wind
damage in winter. I have not seen one, except on
somewhat sheltered streets that have not had a major
branch or the top leader snap off sometime during
winter. They aren't reliably colorful in fall... some
hold half of their leaves until spring sometimes!
> But it is
> so common now that I wish they would declare a
> moritorium on it. I think
> Meterosideros is a great tree as well, I wish that
> is were more often used
> here.
I'm pretty happy they're using Metrosideros. It's a
pretty tree, well behaved, and quite refined looking.
Plus, even with spotty flower shows, it is still
pretty (and they attract humming birds).
Liquidambar can look good here, but they have to be
kept out of the wind.
