RE: Favorite tree

Title: RE: Favorite tree
Lynn:
Though, thinking again about the mess they create, anyone care to mention their favorite fast-growing, good canopy, shade tree?
Thanks,
Doug
 


While not everyone's cup of tea, here is one of my favorites:

False locust, Robinia pseudoacacia cv. 'Purple Robe'

Pluses:
Fast growing (photo below is a tree 12 years old from a 6 ft whip)
Light, open, shade
Blooms at early age
Striking (to me) late spring display of pink, fragrant, wisteria like flowers. See photo at:
http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/robinia.jpg
Little fall cleanup since leaflets/leafblades are relatively small
Seedless
Very little suckering for me

Minuses:
Some mess in spring when spent flowers fall, but easy cleanup (strong wind will blow they away)
No significant fall color
Occasional suckering
Some sources suggest it is weak-wooded, and I have had one major branch split (I bolted it back in place and it seems fine)

--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com

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