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Horizontal branched tree for sunny location?
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Posted by etehiver 4a (My Page) on Sun, Aug 16, 09 at 22:21
| I'm looking for some advice for a smallish tree for a small lot. Here are the things we need to consider:
1. Full sun
2. Average-to moist clay soil.
3. Ideally 12-15' tall
4. Single trunk or clump
Preferably the tree will have a horizontal branching, possibly similar to a Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia). We really like Japanese-style landscape design, but we're worried the Pagoda Dogwood needs more shade than we can offer. |
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RE: Horizontal branched tree for sunny location?
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| There are some varieties of crabapple that should suit your situation to a tee...although I am not familiar with any that will branch out quite like the pagoda dogwood, you should have a variety of shapes and sizes to choose from and the added bonus of flowers and fruit. Helen. |
RE: Horizontal branched tree for sunny location?
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| Thornless cockspur hawthorne has a very nice horizontal branching habit. It gets quite wide over time but is a lovely tree. White flowers- typically flowering after the flowering crabs. |
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| I was also going to suggest Hawthorn as I just discovered some in the wild this summer. |
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| Thanks for the advice! I'll check these out. Maybe I can get a good deal on one now - fall sales are here. |
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| One of my favorite small trees is the Amur Maackia. They are very hardy. A member of the pea family, they actually fix their own nitrogen. They also bloom in mid summer. An excellent specimen is at the landscape arboretum in the japanese garden area. Click the link for more info. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Amur Maackia
RE: Horizontal branched tree for sunny location?
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| A number of years ago I was looking for the same type of tree, and after quite a bit of looking decided on a Thornless Hawthorn to plant near our patio. It's a great looking tree, but the thing you should know about it is that when it flowers in late May/early June, the flowers smell TERRIBLE! I met someone else who had one and she called it "the stinky tree". If you have it farther away from the house it's probably not an issue. |
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If you don't mind a little work once or twice a year, I grew a Winged Euonymous (Winged Burnng Bush) and pruned it into a humongous bonsai shape-horizontal and as high as I could reach with my long handled loppers (9-10'). It was gorgeous, but finally died after about 30 years, just last year. I miss that flash of fall color this year.
gramma jan |
RE: Horizontal branched tree for sunny location?
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| i really think the pagoda dogwood is a good choice... it may get afew branches that die of but it look great... |
RE: Horizontal branched tree for sunny location?
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| A pagoda dogwood in full sun will be more susceptible to disease--golden canker, at least. |
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