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tree for north facing edmonton yard

Posted by misscharleee alberta (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 16, 08 at 20:47

Hello,

I recently moved into a new house, I have to do everything and i can't wait to start but right now i am stuck as to picking out a tree. I have a north facing yard that gets sun now in august about 4-5 hrs a day. I am looking for a tree that:
-has no berries or fruit
- root system that doesn't grow out but down
- tall like maybe 20- 30 ft
- skinny in width My yard is only 22' x 20 ' with a side walk in the middle
- i live in edmonton alberta and don't know my zone ( 2?)
-leafy

thanks


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RE: tree for north facing edmonton yard

I can't give you any suggestions as to what tree to plant, but if you post the same question on the discussion side of this forum, that is where the plant related questions are posted and I would think that you will get a lot more responses there.

Welcome to the Far North!

Brenda


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RE: tree for north facing edmonton yard

You don't mention if you are in an older neighborhood that already has trees. This can make a difference. How much wind do you get in winter?

Spruce will work there. They ahve a flat root system, but it doesn't go far beyond the dripline. There are columnar varieties. You can prune the lower branches as they get taller.

Siberian Larch will work. Very light airy structure. Plant acid loving plants underneath. Looks like a dead crhistmas tree in winter. It prefers more sun than that.

If the wind protection is good, balsam or concolor fir are candidates. They don't do well when exposed to constant winter wind (needles dry out.)

Douglas fir is also possible.

If the soil isn't soggy, then you can try pines. They will do better with full sun, but with 4-5 hours will just be slow until they get above the house. Lodgepole takes up the least space. Scots pine and red pine are a bit wider. All the 2 needle pines go some yellow in winter, with red pine being the least yellow.


 
 

 

 


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