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Suitable trees. Any ideas ?

deanmayalldeanmayall Posts: 1
in Garden design
Hello everyone. I am looking to plant a few trees into my garden. I am thinking 3 to 4 meters high, small rootball or system, and interesting foliage/colour. Oh and fairly quick growing. Not a lot to ask lol. ANy ideas please ?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited March 2020
    Hi and welcome @deanmayall :)

    Tell us more about your garden.  How much space have you got ... what's the soil like ... is your garden exposed or sheltered ... whereabouts roughly in the country are you ... do you have any drains running under your garden?

    A photo or two of your gareden would help us to suggest some options. 

    And just a thought, but most quick growing trees don't just stop growing at 3 to 4 meters ... you might need to cultivate a little patience 😉

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    Why not have some fruit trees, you can buy them on different rootstocks which will determine the eventual size.  But don't expect to pick fruit until 2025.  Gardening is a marathon, not a sprint.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Some trees can be pruned and will grow successfully, and other won't, so it's important to know what time you have for maintenance too.
    As always - a great favourite is Amelanchier lamarkii. Straightforward, hard working and grows in most locations and soils.

    However, as already said, a little more info about your plot will help with suggestions.  :)

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • kozakorkozakor Posts: 8
    It could be fruit trees.  trees have a different root system. Or do you want ornamental trees?
  • ElothirElothir Posts: 94
    edited March 2020
    Not technically a tree, but Pyracantha?

    Gets about that big if you let it, has beautiful flowers, lovely berries for the birds/animals. The foliage is just green, but it's not unattractive even if it isn't as dramatic as some. It's not exactly a lightening fast grower but it's not all that slow to be honest.

    As far as the roots, my understanding is they generally spread as far as the canopy does, so depends on the definition of small I guess.

    As Dovefromabove says, if you give some more details on the space you're wanting to fill I'm sure someone can suggest something suitable for you.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Pyracantha is a very spiky plant. You've been warned. >:) 
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    I have a relatively small garden and have planted 3 trees to replace a very tall hedge of leylandii.   I've gone for Liquid Amber Slender Silhouette, a smallish multistemmed silver birch called Snow Queen and an ornamental cherry Halle Jolivette.  The cherry and the Liquid Amber have wonderful autumn colour and the birch has very white bark that looks good in the winter.
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I have an elder - covered in blossom in the spring, great berries in autumn (good for cordial or wine). Birds love it; lovely shape.
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