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| I have four weeping cherry (Prunus subhirtella pendula) that I want to plant on an open expanse of lawn. The "view" behind is nothing (neighbors) so I don't care if the arrangement blocks, in fact, sort of a good thing.
What do you think would be the most aesthetically pleasing arrangement as viewed from "front and center": A crescent opening towards the viewer? A straight horizontal line? A diamond shape with the 4 trees as the corners? or A more random pattern without symmetry, to resemble a natural grove? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 8:37
| no diamond... for the reasons at the link ... passing by that.. whats other plans are there .. just the lawn left.. beds??? ... any chance at a pic??? ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 9:46
| Can you plant a group of three and then plant the fourth by itself a ways apart? If not, I'd go for the natural grove. Four is a hard number to 'group', however your eye will be the final determinant. |
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| Sit down on your patio with a cold one and make the decision from there, rather than running all over trying to make choices. Decisions made from one place have a better overall effect on the design. I call it 'The Captain's seat'. There's one for the front yard too. It's usually the chair you sit in to watch TV and the driveway. Mike....three and one sound good to me. |
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| LOL, Ken, I'm not going to plant them 4 feet apart -- I can give them about 20 to 25 feet between each. I'm not going to plant these until Sept, so I'm not in a hurry. I took them over there the other day and put them in different configurations, but just couldn't make up my mind what looked best, hence the thread asking for opinions. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 12:08
| hey!!! they were 8 feet apart.. lol ken |
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| Maybe a double row, staggered. (Neighbors) X. .................X................ ..............X..................... X (You) |
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- Posted by greenthumbzdude 6 PA (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 17:13
| why weeping cherry? they are so overplanted....Get something unique and different that compliments your home. |
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| "why weeping cherry? they are so overplanted....Get something unique and different that compliments your home." I'm pretty good on the unique and different. I'm an equal opportunity planter. I just love weeping cherry, they are among my favorite early spring bloomers. I have a 'Snow Fountain' that is a favorite of mine, paired with a white forsythia (Abeliophyllum) and underplanted with 'Thalia' and various pink trumpet narcissus. So, I thought a grouping of these would be really lovely, and I want to pair them with some fuchsia/pink companion plants such as pink chindoxia, pink hyacinths, and then throw in some kind of shocking orange such as vibrant orange pansies. |
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 10:23
| denninmi I have a 'Snow Fountain' as well (trained in a serpentine form) and I get grief from folks who think it 'doesn't fit', 'too common', etc. I love it. It makes me smile when it blooms (and I am far from a flower freak). |
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| I wish my cherry didn't even bother blooming. Five days of a dirty white-pink and then it's over... but the weeping form is starting to grow on me. It's a big green cousin it sitting next to my driveway. Millions of people are on your side btw. I bet cherry festivals far outnumber paperbark maple festivals. I vote 3 and 1, and would place the 3 close enough together so they would grow together after a few years and form a big weepy bubbly froth of bloom in the spring. the bees will love it. |
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| The main problem with most weeping Cherries is that people don't give them enough room. The second problem is they are usually pruned wrong. The third problem in some climates, ours, they suffer dieback. The fourth problem is they can have a lot of sprouts coming from the understock. The fifth problem is they don't have much for Fall color. And as mentioned above, they are all too common where they can be grown. Needless to say, I don't have one, but I do enjoy my friend's when it's in bloom. Mike |
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| It's my understanding the ornamental cherry trees have a rep. for not being all that long-lived (for a tree). I planted a couple (a weeping higan and a weeping Yoshino, if memory serves) at the last place we lived, so I'm not anti-cherry tree! Richard. |
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