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Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 16:06
| Neighbor lost a huge old oak in a recent storm, and we lost any shade our deck had so we are thinking of planting a tree in our yard. Zone 5, smallish urban lot, full sun, about 20-30 ft from 2 story house, 15 ft from garage, and needs a deep root system so as not to disturb brick patio and driveway too badly. Nothing with messy fruit. I don't care if it kills the grass...I'll plant a shade garden. Big or ornamental...I'm looking for a place to start. Any recommendations? Neighboring lots are filled with old oaks, Norway and Japanese maples ad nauseum, and shag bark hickory. We have a shag bark and a pig nut hickory in front.
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- Posted by greenthumbzdude 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 16:59
| 'Princeton' American Elm is the classic shade tree. Beautiful form, fast growth, long lived, and resistent to Dutch Elm Disease. Check out http://www.botanyshop.com/ |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 17:07
| how high is the deck.. compared to the patio below??? resistant .. does not mean disease proof ... not all trees that create shade.. create a favorable place to garden under.. especially maples ... ken |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 18:19
| Not that elms are your only choice, but in addition to the suggestion of gtd for 'Princeton' American elm, which would indeed be a great choice, I've recently become enamored of the Asiatic hybrid elm 'Triumph'. It will never shape up quite like an American elm, but is a really decent looking tree I think. And like all elms, it would obtain size quickly. There's quite a few Asiatic hybrid elms that I'm not crazy about, but Triumph is looking real good. +oM |
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| Wow, the Princeton elm looks great....as done the Triumph, which I was actually looking at at the nursery earlier today. I'll do some research on both. Thanks so much! |
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| Just keep in mind Princeton elm (or AFAIK any of the DED-resistant elms) is not resistant to Elm Yellows -- a similar vascular fungus. My Valley Forge elm showed EY symptoms one spring & was dead in a month. Nearby Siberian elms carried EY & infected it. |
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