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small trees
Denise Ramadan
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Hi has anyone got any ideas for small slim trees for small gardens
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Joseph rock sorbus maybe?
thank you
I love the Rowan tree, it doesn't get huge, and you could prune it up tall so you can walk under it (and make it appear like a visually larger space). Often a taller tree will make a space appear larger, as it draws the eye up. You might consider a tall tree that you will prune back to the trunk up until about ten feet or so when mature. Do consider your neighbors and surround though, depending upon where the shadow will fall.
Ive just planted Liquid Amber 'Slender Silhouette' and Prunus 'Amanagowa' both are fairly narrow and suitable for small gardens.
Medler tree is a lovely tree with fruit that you can make into jam,and not to big.
There used to be a huge medlar tree in a garden in Glastonbury, Somerset some 60 years ago, produced loads of fruit every year. It was as big as the largest apple tree in our orchard in Portishead, also Somerset which I used to climb to sit and read in (and eat the apples)
The size of the tree depends on the rooting stock. You can get many fruit trees that never exceed 2m tall. I have a modest garden, with two plum, two medlar and a quince, all on dwarf root stock. And I ??ill plant a few more. Reputable nurseries will tell you the root stock and typical mature size.,
Oh, and cherry has lovely blossom, medlar is a very attractive tree with fruit that make nice jam, quince fruit are hard to find, etc.
I've copied and pasted the following list of small trees from my plants shopping list (notes, warts and all) because I wonder if any of them might be suitable for Denise Ramadan?
Crataegus monogyna common hawthorn tree 'compacta' - deciduous tree growing to 15m and flowering May to June, any soil, part or full sun. Attracts wildlife.
Prunus subirtella autumnalis - tree, winter flowering cherry ie Rosea
Evergreen or long interest. nice bark floriferous not too big spreading/bushy, branching not weeping. Ornamentals budded onto wild cherry rootstocks have large root system whereas trees on own roots have smaller root systems so are better for small gardens. But are fruit and semi double flowers still attractive to birds/wildlife and more disease resistant?
Sorbus - Rowan Tree
Sorbus huphensis Hubei Rowan (not pink pagoda - big)
Sorbus cashmiriana Kasmir Rowan.
Sorbus Koehneana - sorbus - smallest of the 3.
Sorbura Aucuparia ‘Joseph Rock’ Mountain Ash/Rowan
Hi Denise, when you say "small slim trees" do you mean with a columnar habit? Is adult height important? In my smallish garden I have recently planted the following.
You will find from the descriptions that both the Styrax and Eucryphia can reach fairly noticeable adult heights. However, they can apparently easily be controlled by pruning.