When I was a child we had a tree with the most beautiful dark, almost burgundy blossom, like sprays of tiny roses, I think that was a crab apple, does anyone know the name of it?
I got a tree from the garden centre for my front garden, its called Pink perfection, it grows to 6ft, its pink flowers look lovely in spring and early summer : ).
crataegus crus galli-cockspur hawthorne-is an amazing small tree-self shaping, symmetrical, wonderful white flowers -leaves which glitter in the sun-it does come in a thornless version but the thorns-to 3 inches long are very ornamental in the spring
I just bought and planted an amelanchier, having never heard of them before. At the garden centre I was particularly impressed with the fact it had good 'width' of branches - spreading out, and I want it to form part of a screen between our garden and next door's, but not get stupidly tall. The leaf colour is really attractive and I liked the year-round-interest factor. The other thing I bought was a weeping willow which will only grow to 3m. Again, it had good spread, promised dense foliage for good screening, and the leaves are a kind of silver which will contrast attractively with other foliage colours. I always thought weeping willows were big trees - the willows we have had before have got enormous.
Don't know, I will have to consult the tag which I have saved in the greenhouse!!
Right nut, it is a Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula', or Weeping Willow-leaved pear - so actually maybe not a weeping willow at all! From the picture on the label, if you stuck eyes and a nose on it, it would make a very good muppet!
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When I was a child we had a tree with the most beautiful dark, almost burgundy blossom, like sprays of tiny roses, I think that was a crab apple, does anyone know the name of it?
crataegus crus galli-cockspur hawthorne-is an amazing small tree-self shaping, symmetrical, wonderful white flowers -leaves which glitter in the sun-it does come in a thornless version but the thorns-to 3 inches long are very ornamental in the spring
I just bought and planted an amelanchier, having never heard of them before. At the garden centre I was particularly impressed with the fact it had good 'width' of branches - spreading out, and I want it to form part of a screen between our garden and next door's, but not get stupidly tall. The leaf colour is really attractive and I liked the year-round-interest factor. The other thing I bought was a weeping willow which will only grow to 3m. Again, it had good spread, promised dense foliage for good screening, and the leaves are a kind of silver which will contrast attractively with other foliage colours. I always thought weeping willows were big trees - the willows we have had before have got enormous.
Weeping willow is any willow with a drooping habit. Have you got Kilmarnock?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Don't know, I will have to consult the tag which I have saved in the greenhouse!!
Right nut, it is a Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula', or Weeping Willow-leaved pear - so actually maybe not a weeping willow at all! From the picture on the label, if you stuck eyes and a nose on it, it would make a very good muppet!
I wonder which tree Marie chose, her post was over a year ago.
Ha-ha - would be good if she let us know! Funny how often that happens and everyone thinks it's happening now!!