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| Here we go again.
I have a spot in my front yard where A fu-fu acer palmatum higasayama has been alive but not thriving for a couple years now. It seems summer heat/sun exposure is causing some burnt tips and will make it want to grow like a bush not a tree. Now I have a better spot opening up for it and want to pick something better. My imagination is stuck in crab-apple/redbud/dogwood/maple rut and I own plenty of those so help! Spot gets sun from ten to six, zone 6 St Louis. More moist than average, good clay base soil. Slightly downhill from from the septic. It has a big oak as a backdrop. I would prefer something medium and ornamental. Thanks for any ideas. |
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| American Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus City Slicker River Birch Betula nigra 'Whit XXV' PP# 16573 Sunburst Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'suncole' Golden Spirit Smoke Tree Cotinus coggygria 'ancot' PP13,082 Japanese Snowbell Styrax japnicus Carolina Silverbell Halesia diptera Sourwood Tree Oxydendrum arboreum Lastly, yes it's a redbud, but it's a exceptional redbud. Rising Sun Redbud Cercis canadensis 'JN2' PPAF |
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- Posted by lisanti07028 z6NJ (My Page) on Mon, Dec 5, 11 at 11:20
| Serviceberry, too. Some are multi-trunked and some are trees. I have laevis (multi) and it's great - early flowers,berries for the birds - the only time I see Cedar Waxwings, and beautiful fall color. And they're native and hardy. |
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| Do you have a pic of where its going? Does shape, texture or color play into the decision? First thing that comes to mine after you mentioned the oak backdrop was something with a color other than green and something with fine texture. I know you already have 'Ogon'. Would a smaller scape purple leaf beech do okay? Isn't there a smaller scale Tulip or Sweet gum that is varigated? Although common Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'suncole' is a nice suggestion. |
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| City Slicker River Birch Betula nigra 'Whit XXV' PP# 16573 I should have added a bit of info on this one. Developed by Dr. Whitcom from more drought tolerant stock of North Central Okalhoma. Then back bred a couple generations to produce a tree with a much whiter trunk than standard River Birch. It's not as white as come of the European birches, but fairly impressive just the same, and should be much more borer resistant since it's the native species. See link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: City Slicker River Birch
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| Syringa reticula Ivory Silk. A Japanese lilac, blooms its litle guts out mid-summer, strongly fragrant. |
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