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Tree recommendations for back yard
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:46 pm
I am almost complete with my deck and pergola build. all that's left is handrails and stairs. My dad, brother, and myself built it. It looks great.
The evening sun shines directly in my backyard, so the last 2-3 hours of sunlight shine directly through my pergola. Want something to block that. My backyard is medium sized. I was thinking a red maple. Nothing that gets bigger than 40-50'. If i can find a solid 30' tree with ample foliage and strong roots, would be perfect.
I also have a small area with room for a small flowering tree. Was thinking taiwan cherry blossom, but nursery said they don't grow well here. I've also thought of dogwood, silverbell, and a fringe tree. What's your thoughts?
I've been using this as a guide to what grows well down here.
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The evening sun shines directly in my backyard, so the last 2-3 hours of sunlight shine directly through my pergola. Want something to block that. My backyard is medium sized. I was thinking a red maple. Nothing that gets bigger than 40-50'. If i can find a solid 30' tree with ample foliage and strong roots, would be perfect.
I also have a small area with room for a small flowering tree. Was thinking taiwan cherry blossom, but nursery said they don't grow well here. I've also thought of dogwood, silverbell, and a fringe tree. What's your thoughts?
I've been using this as a guide to what grows well down here.
LINK
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Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:47 pm to DR Hops
quote:
dogwood,
I have a few of these they grow well
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:47 pm to DR Hops
quote:where is here?
Was thinking taiwan cherry blossom, but nursery said they don't grow well here.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:48 pm to Mr Fusion
quote:
where is here?
Baton Rouge, sorry.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:48 pm to DR Hops
I would recommend an evergreen like a live oak or magnolia. Both of them will get bigger than you are looking for but probably not in your lifetime.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:49 pm to DR Hops
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:50 pm to DR Hops
If you canfigure out the lacking search feature on this site there are a few threads with lots of knowledge on this subject.
Personally I like Drake Elms and Swamp Maples
Personally I like Drake Elms and Swamp Maples
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:50 pm to Radiojones
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I would recommend an evergreen like a live oak or magnolia
Yeah, oak would be too large. Right now I have a Myrtle in my back yard. Not sure what kind. I can always plant another one of those, because it is the perfect height right now and gives off the kind of shade i want, at the moment. However, when winter comes, that thing is barren. I want something relatively fast growing.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:50 pm to Mr.Perfect
Palm. A lot of work but worth it.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:51 pm to DR Hops
Try a silver maple. One of my favorite trees. Thick foliage yet still sturdy and flexible enough not to break in high winds (unlike something like a Drake elm).
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:51 pm to fightin tigers
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Swamp Maples
I'm leaning maple right now. Love the fall colors.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:53 pm to HornsLife
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Palm. A lot of work but worth it.
I hate palm trees. Not a thing about them i like, unless i live on the beach. That and i have a dog that i don't want to poison.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:56 pm to DR Hops
I had an Arizona Ash in the backyard of my first home. It was a beautiful, lovely tree. I don't think you would be disappointed if you got one.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:56 pm to Civildawg
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I just planted 2 red maples in my backyard. Take a look at this thread
Thanks, i was looking for this thread.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:57 pm to DR Hops
Dogwoods do best in shaded areas. How about a fruit tree? Pears and crab apples bloom in the spring plus you get the fruit off of them.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 2:00 pm to brmach
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Dogwoods do best in shaded areas
The area i'm thinking would be perfect. Morning sun is in the front of the house. The area i'm looking at doesn't get sun until around noon. Then, around 4-5 oclock, i'll have the red maple (if i decide to go that route) and the pergola to provide some more shade. I'd say that area would get 5 hours of sunlight.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 2:02 pm to DR Hops
I'm also worried about symmetry in my backyard. I'm no landscape designer, so i'm not sure how it will look in the end. But i love tree cover. Right now, in my backyard i have planted some sort of maple that's a good 20 feet +, a turkey fig, that's about 2 years old (about 3' in height), and 2 blueberry bushes that i planted. I'm curious if the maple would contrast too much with the other trees i already have.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 2:04 pm to HornsLife
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Palm. A lot of work but worth it.
frick palms
I have yet to see a good looking dogwood down in south LA, unless it gets babied to the extreme to get established. And even at that, its not a great specimen.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 2:07 pm to DR Hops
Halesia diptera var. magniflora is a cool small tree in Spring......bigger bloom than the normal Silverbell.
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