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Best trees to plant in yard?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:09 pm
I bought a new construction house last year and I have no tress in my yard. I am looking to plant 4 or 5 in a few weeks. A couple I have been looking at are the flowering dogwood, magnolia, bradford pear, and a Japanese maple. Anyone have any other trees that they are a big fan of that looks good?
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:09 pm to Civildawg
I am obsessed with Cherry blossum's
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:10 pm to Civildawg
Hell no to the Bradford pear. Will break in three years with a mild storm.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:11 pm to Civildawg
live oaks (not to be confused with water oaks) are the best, but they take a long time to grow.
Pecan trees are nice as well.
I would personally go with live oaks and magnolias.
Pecan trees are nice as well.
I would personally go with live oaks and magnolias.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:12 pm to Civildawg
Cleveland pear
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:13 pm to kingbob
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:14 pm to Civildawg
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bradford pear
beautiful when they bloom, horrible when a 1/2 mph wind blows
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:16 pm to CurDog
I love Magnolias as well, problem is big arse leaves that fall.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:17 pm to 10Percenter
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:17 pm to Civildawg
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flowering dogwood
These need to be planted in an area that gets a good bit of shade. I planted two of these after I built my house and the Louisiana summer scorched them.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:17 pm to Civildawg
The OT hates Bradford pears
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:17 pm to CurDog
Yeah and it also seams like everyone in the neighborhood has bradford pears. I might leave that one out
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:18 pm to 10Percenter
How does a cherry blossum hold up here?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:18 pm to Civildawg
Dog woods need shade.
Live oaks or pecans are nice, but the take a long time to grow. If you want faster gratification plant river birch.
Live oaks or pecans are nice, but the take a long time to grow. If you want faster gratification plant river birch.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:19 pm to 10Percenter
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How does a cherry blossum hold up here?
According to that site, Central can handle it. BR can not. Zones 5-8
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:19 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
your site is broke.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:21 pm to Civildawg
My dad planted some Bradford Pears at out camp after a tornado took out about a 100 oak trees last April. The deer rubbed all the bark off of every B. Pear over the winter and they will all be dead soon. They didn't even make it to the first spring wind event.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:22 pm to Civildawg
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I bought a new construction house last year and I have no tress in my yard. I am looking to plant 4 or 5 in a few weeks. A couple I have been looking at are the flowering dogwood, magnolia, bradford pear, and a Japanese maple. Anyone have any other trees that they are a big fan of that looks good?
what are you going for? shade? look? fruit? pretty flowering? fast growing?
You can plant Taiwan Flowering Cherry Trees here. Those are the pink ones you see on sorority row right not. You can't plant the ones you see in DC. Those don't grow here.
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:23 pm to 10Percenter
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your site is broke.
worked for me when I tried
Posted on 2/20/14 at 2:24 pm to Geauxld Finger
I would say fast growing and pretty flowering
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