Help for siting a tree
- Subject: Help for siting a tree
- From: D* M*
- Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:26:33 -0500
Below is a link to a photo of the area next to my house in which I am
thinking of locating a tree of some sort.
http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/location.jpg
That side of my house (the blue one on the left) faces the
south-southeast and this location will get both some morning and
afternoon sun. Because the property line runs close to the walkway
beside the house, the location would have to be about 6.5 ft from my
house and 12 ft from my neighbors. The reason I've chosen this
location is that I would like to provide some summer shade for the
south facing bay window. The spot I've chosen is shown by the
vertical red line.
Obviously, I'm not going to putting a spreading chestnut tree in this
location, but I would welcome suggestions on something that will be
strongly upright and not cause eventual problems with my house. I am
not adverse to doing some pruning to achieve this effect.
No evergreens (sorry).
I have a nice, small variegated ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanicum ) and a
variegated sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) that I am considering,
but don't know if they could be kept trimmed to this narrowness.
Helpful hints greatly appreciated.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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