Re: Help for siting a tree

Great pics!  I really like the tulip tree!
What about a "Sentinel" Gingko?
Lynn

At 10:28 AM 4/28/02, you wrote:
> > 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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