Lovely Rowan tree is prettY bomb proof, grows anywhere, has orange berries that birds love and has a thin canopy which means you still get light on the patio.
It would help us to advise if we knew which way the wall faces, the type of soil you have (acid or limey, clay, sandy, loam etc) and whereabouts roughly the garden is so we know climate/weather conditions etc.
Hi, many thanks for ur reply, as far I remember I think it’s more kind of clay, 236 S/W facing, my house is in Ilford IG3 9HR, mind U I want to avoid any leaves etc falling out due to having a water feature nearby. Nothing messy as this is a patio which I’m sure u can see from the pic. once again thanks
I’d be careful about planting a tree there that produces flowers and fruit/berries and then drops them, plus leaves and twigs, on what looks like a very smart recently laid patio. An evergreen tree or large shrub would cause less mess. (Sorbus flowers and berries are particularly messy!)
Many thanks ur reply, ur spot on, yes I need to avoid this, any recommendations pls?
All trees shed leaves … deciduous trees shed them over a couple of weeks in the autumn, whereas evergreen trees shed a few leaves at a time throughout the year.
You can decide which will be the most inconvenient … a big sweep up once or twice over a couple of weeks in the autumn … or sweeping up a few leaves every few days throughout the year.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
All trees shed leaves … deciduous trees shed them over a couple of weeks in the autumn, whereas evergreen trees shed a few leaves at a time throughout the year.
You can decide which will be the most inconvenient … a big sweep up once or twice over a couple of weeks in the autumn … or sweeping up a few leaves every few days throughout the year.
Hi, thanks, I think the first option Deciduous trees would be better
Deciduous trees also drop leaves, flowers and fruit periodically according to weather conditions, not just in autumn. I was thinking a mature Bay like yours would look good there @Dovefromabove, perhaps in a terracotta pot, raised on bricks which match the wall to give it extra height initially. Another evergreen option is the Strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo which can also be topiarised into a suitable shape. You’ll still get bits falling off both these options but much less than you would from a deciduous tree.
If you don’t have small children or pets who might eat the beautiful and fascinating looking fruits, I think a Euonymus alatus ‘Red Cascade’ would look fabulous there
The leaves are green most of the year but for a few weeks in autumn they turn flame red before they fall.
When the red leaves fall on those grey tiles it’ll look fabulous, like a Japanese painting.
If you don’t have small children or pets who might eat the beautiful and fascinating looking fruits, I think a Euonymus alatus ‘Red Cascade’ would look fabulous there
The leaves are green most of the year but for a few weeks in autumn they turn flame red before they fall.
When the red leaves fall on those grey tiles it’ll look fabulous, like a Japanese painting.
Hi, I think I may not been clear, this will be right against the wall, and further trunk has to be approx 2 mtrs so all the branches has to be over the wall,
Hi, I think I may not been clear, this will be right against the wall, and further trunk has to be approx 2 mtrs so all the branches has to be over the wall, Plantminded said:
Deciduous trees also drop leaves, flowers and fruit periodically according to weather conditions, not just in autumn. I was thinking a mature Bay like yours would look good there @Dovefromabove, perhaps in a terracotta pot, raised on bricks which match the wall to give it extra height initially. Another evergreen option is the Strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo which can also be topiarised into a suitable shape. You’ll still get bits falling off both these options but much less than you would from a deciduous tree.
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ur spot on, yes I need to avoid this, any recommendations pls?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thanks, I think the first option Deciduous trees would be better
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think I may not been clear, this will be right against the wall, and further trunk has to be approx 2 mtrs so all the branches has to be over the wall,
I think I may not been clear, this will be right against the wall, and further trunk has to be approx 2 mtrs so all the branches has to be over the wall, Plantminded said: