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' Find a tree - 'where do I begin?' tra la la
As a recently widowed novice gardener am trying hard to maintain my husband's standards with reasonable success. I want to replace a small tree,removed as it was diseased,but cannot find it despite lengthy searches on Web.( I should photograph when I next see one). It has glorious lime green leaves,doesn't grow too tall, and the leaves are coin shaped,and have heard it referred to as a 'ha'penny tree' if no joy I have thoughts on Geditsia (?) Which is about as big as I would want,and a similar lime colour.
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Do ypu have any other clues about this tree please, does it loose its leaves in winter, does it flower?
Could it be a Robinia pseudoacacia?
It could indeed be a Robinia pseudoacacia,but having looked at the problems some have encountered,and its size, May well decide have another look at a Gleditsia Sunburst (?) which I have seen growing locally here in Lincolnshire. Many thanks for responses....I'll be back !!
Good luck!
How about a cercidiphyllum japonicum pendulum?
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if it is a Robinia pseudoacacia and it it does not grow too tall it must be one of its clones as the type tree grows rapidly to a least medium size. There is a small size clone known as the Mop headed Acacia [I think variety Inermis ] which is better suited to the garden and of course the golden leaved clone Frisia which is usually not too big,[ but I have seen 40ft high specimens].
I would go for Gleditsia triacanthos "Spectrum". I got one a couple of years ago instead of a Robinia after hearing of the Robinia die-back problems.
It holds the yellow leaf colour further into the season until the leaves turn "chartreuse". The branches have strong crotch angles unlike the twisty "sunburst".
It is from the Alan Titchmarch collection with Thompson Morgan.