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| I would like to know if one can buy the Japanese Cherey Tree that they have in Washington DC?
If so where? Would this be a very nice tree for the back yard? How big do they get? How tall do they get? It would go near a patio. I have clay soil. Always loking for a nice shad tree . |
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- Posted by gardener365 IL 5/6 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 12 at 6:50
| I seem to recall the ones in Washington D.C. are 'Yoshino' (single-white) and they're a bit less-hardy than the upright-branching 'Kwanzan' which is double pink. With clay soil, dig wide and use a pick axe to drive wedges into the sides of the planting hole every 6-8" or so. Then mulch it real well and keep it watered as necessary until (a tree) becomes established. Being zone 5, flowering cherries are always going to be prone to frost. There will be years when the blossoms will get snapped. Otherwise, they are hardy. Dax |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 12 at 9:13
| it is EXTREMELY variable in z5 .. depending on your micro climate .... dax said: Being zone 5, flowering cherries are always going to be prone to frost. There will be years when the blossoms will get snapped. ==>>> and in my garden.. that means out of 10 years.. 5 years will not have flowers ... we can not tell you what will happen in your z5 ... the tree itself.. is no problem.. its the flower show ... that varies ... a crabapple would be a much hardier alternative ... and it would also provide winter berries for the birds .. mine is about 20 feet tall ... thin canopied.. so not much of a shade tree ... and the flower drop.. might be a bit messy on the patio.. but for a few days only ... ken |
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- Posted by little_acorn 10 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 12 at 19:06
| Can I ask what a nice tree would be to put by a patio? I have roses and cone flowers around the side where the tree would go. I would more than like be looking for a light shade. Do you have any ideals what I could plant? |
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- Posted by gardener365 IL 5/6 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 7:11
| Are you zone 5 or 10 and where approximately? Dax |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 7:56
| so you are rejecting a plant that makes your toes curl .. simply because the flowers fall off and it might make a mess for a few days ... i dont think you will find anything .. that will be as clean as you expect ... i wasnt trying to dissuade you from it .. but rather pointing out the fact itself ... personally .. i have a very hard time .. making recommendations... w/o seeing the area.. we/I need a pic ... link below on how to do it ... as above.. we need to know where you are.. whats the closest large city ... |
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- Posted by little_acorn 5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 8:13
| No I am not rejecting this tree. Yes I am in zone 5, sorry for the mishap. I like to have a choice of different trees to chose from. I have always wanted a 'Yoshino' tree. I would like one that would get about 40 or 50 foot tall. But I would settle for one that would get 25 to 40 foot also. I hope that this clears things up. |
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