Why not look at a Catalpa or Indian bean tree. They have lovely big yellow heart shaped leaves with racemes of white orchids type flowers mid summer followed by bunches of foot and more long beans in the Autumn. This tree can be pruned to any size and is a bright tree to light up any corner. I brought up six trees from seed five years ago and they are now a lovely row down the side of my garden in France and are 10foot and more high. I will post photo later when it stops raining!
I, too would say a crab apple. I have one thst is quite fast growing beautiful flowers in the spring and fruits now going red that the blackbirds live to eat at Christmas. I d id want one tgat would have crab apples large enough to make jelly with but this is lovely anyway. I bought it from Barcham trees who delivered and planted it
Hi Tetley. You'd need to check what pH requirements are needed, but I've looked after people's gardens in Canberra where it grew well and we were not very acid there. I don't remember it being a problem. They are a nice open style of tree which would let some light in And the flowers are pretty.
Although rather slow growing I remember seeing one in a Cemetery near me, on poor sandy soil that reached 6 ft in 6 years from a small plant 2ft high, and growth was accelarating also it was then was covered in blossom. I never heard of January flowering before but perhaps it does in milder parts of the country.
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Why not look at a Catalpa or Indian bean tree. They have lovely big yellow heart shaped leaves with racemes of white orchids type flowers mid summer followed by bunches of foot and more long beans in the Autumn. This tree can be pruned to any size and is a bright tree to light up any corner. I brought up six trees from seed five years ago and they are now a lovely row down the side of my garden in France and are 10foot and more high. I will post photo later when it stops raining!
Amelanchier lamarckii has lovely autumn colour - it's the main feature. There's one near me which looks tremendous just now
The ornamental pear is lovely -Pyrus salicifolius. Weeping habit with silvery green foliage.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for suggestions h. like camelias until they get wet! Will have a look at some hibiscus
Look forward to pic Margaret. Many votes for amelanchier fairy it is definitely in the running.
Have you thought of Albizia julibtissin 'Rosea'. It's a pretty tree
Sorry spell checker changed it. Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea'.
Hi Tetley. You'd need to check what pH requirements are needed, but I've looked after people's gardens in Canberra where it grew well and we were not very acid there. I don't remember it being a problem. They are a nice open style of tree which would let some light in And the flowers are pretty.
Hi B3
Although rather slow growing I remember seeing one in a Cemetery near me, on poor sandy soil that reached 6 ft in 6 years from a small plant 2ft high, and growth was accelarating also it was then was covered in blossom. I never heard of January flowering before but perhaps it does in milder parts of the country.