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Help with tree choice
oreilly.cian.1
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in Plants
hi there,
im looking for some suggestions on which trees to choose for some large containers at the front of my bungalow
some details:
- bungalow house, south facing
- half red brick on the left, half white render on the left
- 4 painted wooden planters will be placed at the front of the house
- each planter will be 600mm (2ft) wide x 600mm deep x 900mm (3ft) high
the wall area behind each planter in between the windows and doors is approx 600mm (2ft) or a little more.
Im hoping to choose trees that won’t be much higher thank the roof gutters - the scale might look out of place. So I guess after they’re placed in the container they won’t want to be much more than 6ft high. I think the spread shouldn’t be too wide either so not to cover the windows and doors.
At at the moment I’m envisaging himalayan silver birch of some kind. I really like these but wonder would they suit my application? Is it possible to get a dwarf specie or stung the growth?
i also think olive trees would be nice but they take years and years to get to any substantial size.
I also wouldnt dismiss a nice pine tree.
Any ideas would be great, I’m finding a bit tricky and am open to suggestions.
im looking for some suggestions on which trees to choose for some large containers at the front of my bungalow
some details:
- bungalow house, south facing
- half red brick on the left, half white render on the left
- 4 painted wooden planters will be placed at the front of the house
- each planter will be 600mm (2ft) wide x 600mm deep x 900mm (3ft) high
the wall area behind each planter in between the windows and doors is approx 600mm (2ft) or a little more.
Im hoping to choose trees that won’t be much higher thank the roof gutters - the scale might look out of place. So I guess after they’re placed in the container they won’t want to be much more than 6ft high. I think the spread shouldn’t be too wide either so not to cover the windows and doors.
At at the moment I’m envisaging himalayan silver birch of some kind. I really like these but wonder would they suit my application? Is it possible to get a dwarf specie or stung the growth?
i also think olive trees would be nice but they take years and years to get to any substantial size.
I also wouldnt dismiss a nice pine tree.
Any ideas would be great, I’m finding a bit tricky and am open to suggestions.
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If if I had some specie if silver birch, will it naturally stay small if it’s in a container?