Post by jenn on Jun 12, 2022 17:40:18 GMT
Suggestions for short trees?
For front yard West 95 x 25 area. I plan 2 apple trees, semi dwarf. Not going for any decent shade, have afternoon shade back of house and too many annoying overgrown trees too close to houses in our history and in the neighborhood for us to risk, say, pecan trees. (And no close enough neighboring pecans, we'd need two!)
Dead flat lawn, gotta worry re pipes/ prior round up use (and in the compost I am making and might get into other areas)/ possibly prior tree roots (house burnt down 3 years ago, ran into 2" tree root right at foundation and a lot of them at back fence), no shade except from house, front/ West of house is 95' x 25' area (in back/ East probably just do vegetable and flower beds, maybe some berries, grass paths for the old dog to run around on the next few years then no more dogs).
Lawn (seeded/ sodded) over thick red clay building site with indeed some earth worms visible in the clay when I hack through it.
Peaches maybe, plums I never enjoyed last place, pears tough to grow the European sweet ones maybe here (have to check), the Asian ones aren't my favorite but might do one max if self fertile enough. Going to extensively research filbert/ hazelnuts but think still too hot here for them. Zone 7a/b here, last place 8a/b I had hazelnut bushes growing but never flowered nor nutted. Figs, meh. Grape maybe fence?
Raspberries probably won't grow here but I will try- had about 3 berries total from one I tried zone 8a/b. Think need to be able to mow a lawn around them though. DD hates taste of her thornless blackberry, I'll have to taste it in season.
Finally recovering from my hatred of Rose of Sharon- from childhood place where they overgrew from seed madly- but don't have room I think. Still hating on Crepe Myrtles- have to remind myself not to 'weed' the ones DD planted on purpose in her back yard and have them coming up in the lawn from prior house's plantings. Already planted a cheap gardenia I couldn't resist at box store. Never knew they could do well up here but they are blooming all over the neighborhood past few weeks.
Have to remind myself I can get dogwood and Iris etc etc in neighbors' yards so needn't have them in my own to enjoy them- now gardenias? Have had to resist crossing everyones' lawns to get at the ones in bloom next to their houses. Gardenias smell like cream compared to milk versus other flowers.
For front yard West 95 x 25 area. I plan 2 apple trees, semi dwarf. Not going for any decent shade, have afternoon shade back of house and too many annoying overgrown trees too close to houses in our history and in the neighborhood for us to risk, say, pecan trees. (And no close enough neighboring pecans, we'd need two!)
Dead flat lawn, gotta worry re pipes/ prior round up use (and in the compost I am making and might get into other areas)/ possibly prior tree roots (house burnt down 3 years ago, ran into 2" tree root right at foundation and a lot of them at back fence), no shade except from house, front/ West of house is 95' x 25' area (in back/ East probably just do vegetable and flower beds, maybe some berries, grass paths for the old dog to run around on the next few years then no more dogs).
Lawn (seeded/ sodded) over thick red clay building site with indeed some earth worms visible in the clay when I hack through it.
Peaches maybe, plums I never enjoyed last place, pears tough to grow the European sweet ones maybe here (have to check), the Asian ones aren't my favorite but might do one max if self fertile enough. Going to extensively research filbert/ hazelnuts but think still too hot here for them. Zone 7a/b here, last place 8a/b I had hazelnut bushes growing but never flowered nor nutted. Figs, meh. Grape maybe fence?
Raspberries probably won't grow here but I will try- had about 3 berries total from one I tried zone 8a/b. Think need to be able to mow a lawn around them though. DD hates taste of her thornless blackberry, I'll have to taste it in season.
Finally recovering from my hatred of Rose of Sharon- from childhood place where they overgrew from seed madly- but don't have room I think. Still hating on Crepe Myrtles- have to remind myself not to 'weed' the ones DD planted on purpose in her back yard and have them coming up in the lawn from prior house's plantings. Already planted a cheap gardenia I couldn't resist at box store. Never knew they could do well up here but they are blooming all over the neighborhood past few weeks.
Have to remind myself I can get dogwood and Iris etc etc in neighbors' yards so needn't have them in my own to enjoy them- now gardenias? Have had to resist crossing everyones' lawns to get at the ones in bloom next to their houses. Gardenias smell like cream compared to milk versus other flowers.
