Re: Help for siting a tree
- Subject: Re: Help for siting a tree
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 10:28:09 -0500
> 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).
Hi Don,
I think you're probably better off considering something with a
naturally fastigiate or columnar growth habit for a space like
that. The unfortunate thing is that a lot of those trees just
look unnatural. I'll try to stick to the ones that are less
common and are better looking. :)
Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong' might be a decent possibility -- of
most of the fastigiate trees that I've seen, this one still manages
to keep a somewhat natural habit because the branches aren't packed
together that tightly. It usually stays around 15' wide and
can grow against a building quite nicely.
http://wp.nres.uiuc.edu/?g=Acer&sp=x+freemanii+'Armstrong'
If you want to bring spring blooms into the fray, Prunus sargentii
'Columnaris' might work too. This tree gets about 30' x 10' or so
and has a more vase-shaped habit. In the spring it's covered with
pink blossoms, it has interesting bark, and you can sometimes get
good fall color out of it.
http://wp.nres.uiuc.edu/?g=Prunus&sp=sargentii+'Columnaris'
One that's always sounded interesting to me despite the fact that
I've never seen one in person is Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'.
It's basically the same as a regular tulip tree in terms of summer
bloom and fall color, but has a fastigiate habit that only widens to
about 15' or so.
http://www.flemings.com.au/ornamentals/pages/liriodendron_tul_fastig.html
I can't think of any others off-hand. Let us know what you pick!
Chris
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