Re: Best fastigiate trees and shrubs
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Best fastigiate trees and shrubs
- From: s*@bway.net
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 18:01:37 -0500
>Here in Milwaukee, (Zone 5) friend of mine has built a 4 story apartment
>building that only has about 15 ft between it and the public sidewalk. The
>building faces south. Does anyone have any experience with tree cultivars
>that are fastigiate (i.e. tall and narrow) in nature. I have eliminated
>populars because of their weak-wooded and relative short lived nature.
>Minimum mature height should be at least 15-20 ft.
>
Don,
Here are a few deciduous ideas:
Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry'
Acer saccharum 'Temple's Upright'
Acer saccharum 'Newton Sentry' (it is VERY narrow)
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
Quercus robur fastigiata
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
Bill & Harvey
SKID Plants Zone 6 CT USA
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