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Tree ideas... Please :)
nickoslesteros
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Hello!
A while back I posted a thread concerning this tree in my front garden:
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1073628/prune-and-thin-scots-pine#latest
5 tree surgeons later, and the general view is that it's going to keep growing vigorously and its all mainly 'dead' on the inside and will be a bit of a sisyphean task to manage it. Checking Google Street View historical images has confirmed just how fast this is growing. Even the last one year! In a couple of years time the canopy will be a few feet from the bedroom window, and the entire garden will be cast into dark, especially in the winter months, being evergreen.
So - it's got to come down. But I want to replace it with something. I am exposed to coastal winds and on sandy free draining soil. One idea that was put to me was a Ginkgo Biloba, as I was keen for the autumn colour.
Wondering if anyone has any good ideas for a deciduous tree to replace this pine with. Attached a site photo.. (for some reason it doesn't look half as imposing on the photo as it does in real life)!
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A while back I posted a thread concerning this tree in my front garden:
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1073628/prune-and-thin-scots-pine#latest
5 tree surgeons later, and the general view is that it's going to keep growing vigorously and its all mainly 'dead' on the inside and will be a bit of a sisyphean task to manage it. Checking Google Street View historical images has confirmed just how fast this is growing. Even the last one year! In a couple of years time the canopy will be a few feet from the bedroom window, and the entire garden will be cast into dark, especially in the winter months, being evergreen.
So - it's got to come down. But I want to replace it with something. I am exposed to coastal winds and on sandy free draining soil. One idea that was put to me was a Ginkgo Biloba, as I was keen for the autumn colour.
Wondering if anyone has any good ideas for a deciduous tree to replace this pine with. Attached a site photo.. (for some reason it doesn't look half as imposing on the photo as it does in real life)!
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Have I sold you on the idea of keeping it yet? 😉
@Loxley I know some people have suggested it could be a Stone Pine - it's probably definitely one of the two
@Plantminded - thanks - I will look in to that. It may be a little large for me to effectively do that now, but I will read a little more.
Another thing which sobered me was the price of large trees. Quoted approx £1100 to buy and get a mature Ginko planted, not to mention the felling prices. Either that or have a big empty space until a young tree replaced it.
Appreciate all of your input on this. I don't really know many gardeners, so it's great to bounce ideas off you all here!
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It gets a reprieve! Splendid.
If you do get a replacement at some point, I would really urge you to get something young. A large tree will be much harder to establish and less likely to do well. True, watching a twig-thin sapling take to its new home and thrive is a long game ... but that's how nature does things. I can't tell you the pleasure I have derived from observing my garden mature over two decades. One of life's greatest experiences, IMV. 🙂
Luxembourg
We're surrounded by mature trees here - Scots Pines, Birch, Horse chestnut, Oaks, Firs etc. Many of the pines are very close to properties, and they're absolutely fine.
You'll know quite quickly if it becomes diseased in any way, and needs removing, but it looks great. A lovely specimen for the front garden.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...