Re: Help for siting a tree
- Subject: Re: Help for siting a tree
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 01:23:11 -0400
Well, Don, IMHO, that's just too tight a spot for any deciduous tree
that I know of, pruning or not. You'd end up with a flat sided tree,
which would look fairly goofy unless you go in for a tightly clipped
allee of something or other and the annual pruning of something tall
enough to shade that window would be quite an undertaking.
Have you considered putting up a pergola type trellis and growing a
vine on it - something like Wisteria? Or maybe training a golden
chain tree - oh rats! What is the botanical name of that one?
Attach it at the head of the bay window - it would be a tall one, but
that would provide the needed shade in summer and sun in winter when
the vines leaves drop...just a thought.
Anyway, hate to pour water on your dream, but 6.5 feet is just too
tight for any tree crown...well, maybe a Bradford pear, but I think
their crowns get to be more than that at maturity.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Don Martinson <llmen@wi.rr.com>
> 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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