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Inspirational tree suggestions for micro-woodland
1997htp
Posts: 3
Hello, thanks for taking a look.
We have a section of garden measuring about 5m long, north/south, and 3m
wide, with many mature deciduous trees along its eastern length, and 3
ancient hawthorns the western.
The southern end also has some trees a few metres away. Light is good,
with direct sunlight in summer throughout the afternoon.
I want to create a micro-woodland, adding three or four trees into the main area,with a view to planting forest type ground cover between, and hope you can suggest some interesting species.
I'm a very amateur gardener, so would welcome experienced advice.
Criteria: full grown max about 4-5m, height and canopy width, with main branches
about 2m up from roots.
Would prefer deciduous. Native species, maybe rarer varieties, may be
preferable to 'exotics', but that's not a deal-breaker.
Fruiting varieties possible, but we alrady have several apple trees in a
different part of the garden. Blossoming would be nice, as would colourful
autumnal leaves.
Wildlife/insect-encouraging species would be good.
Lastly, we don't want trees that will take decades to reach a decent height,
so would consider paying a premium for already-tallish examples.
Hope some interesting ideas spring to mind.
Thank you for reading this!
We have a section of garden measuring about 5m long, north/south, and 3m
wide, with many mature deciduous trees along its eastern length, and 3
ancient hawthorns the western.
The southern end also has some trees a few metres away. Light is good,
with direct sunlight in summer throughout the afternoon.
I want to create a micro-woodland, adding three or four trees into the main area,with a view to planting forest type ground cover between, and hope you can suggest some interesting species.
I'm a very amateur gardener, so would welcome experienced advice.
Criteria: full grown max about 4-5m, height and canopy width, with main branches
about 2m up from roots.
Would prefer deciduous. Native species, maybe rarer varieties, may be
preferable to 'exotics', but that's not a deal-breaker.
Fruiting varieties possible, but we alrady have several apple trees in a
different part of the garden. Blossoming would be nice, as would colourful
autumnal leaves.
Wildlife/insect-encouraging species would be good.
Lastly, we don't want trees that will take decades to reach a decent height,
so would consider paying a premium for already-tallish examples.
Hope some interesting ideas spring to mind.
Thank you for reading this!
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I'm a big fan of Prunus serrula, it has great bark, and fairly fine leaves which seem to stay nice and green and ublemished all summer. The spring blossom and autumn colour are only so-so on it though. It really is best as a multi-stem. It's fairly commonly available in decent sizes.
Oh look! It's in the sale... Just sayin'