Re: Variegated Norway Maple and other street tree possibilities

Might want to check with the city about which trees
you can plant there. Here they have a list and you can
find yourself fined as well as having to move it!

Still gumbling here over that situation,
Donna

--- Don Martinson <llmen@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> I recently purchased a commercial property which I
> have rehabbed and 
> the city has agreed to allow me to plant some trees
> in the area 
> between the city sidewalk and the street.  This will
> necessitate 
> removing some of the existing concrete and I will
> try to create as 
> large a planting area as possible, but will probably
> be limited to a 
> 3 x 5 ft area for each tree.
> 
> I would like to plant something decorative and out
> of the ordinary, 
> but realize that requirements for street trees may
> constrain my 
> choices.  The area will be in full sun and subject
> to some salt spray 
> during the winter.  I must also be cognizant of the
> water and sewer 
> lines entering the building.  Fortunately, there are
> no overhead 
> utility wires to contend with.
> 
> Here is a link to a view of the site:
> 
> http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/tazzbahpix.jpg
> 
> One of the choices I am considering is a variegated
> Norway Maple 
> (Acer platanoides).  However, one of my concerns is
> how susceptible 
> this tree would be to sun scald of the variegated
> leaves.
> 
> Other choices include ( but are not limited to): 
> flowering crabs 
> (Malus sp), Gingko,  other fastigiate trees.  No ash
> however.
> 
> What about any of the birches or beeches?  Purple
> foliage would be a 
> good thing.
> 
> All suggestions are welcome.
> -- 
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> l*@wi.rr.com
> 
>
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