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Favorite trees to have in the front yard?
Posted on 3/5/11 at 10:32 am
Posted on 3/5/11 at 10:32 am
What you got?
I've been seeing some cool-looking trees with white blooms around my neighborhood lately. I think they may be pear trees, but I'm not sure. (any ideas?)
I'm a fan of keeping it simple with a live oak.
I've been seeing some cool-looking trees with white blooms around my neighborhood lately. I think they may be pear trees, but I'm not sure. (any ideas?)
I'm a fan of keeping it simple with a live oak.
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Posted on 3/5/11 at 10:38 am to Things and stuff
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cool-looking trees with white blooms
probably bradford pears.
i have several weeping willow trees and a cypress around pond in back yard. just pine and crepe myrtles in front. looking to plant some citrus soon.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 10:39 am to Things and stuff
:inb4ToomerOaks:
ETA: Sorry, been on the OT this morning.
ETA: Sorry, been on the OT this morning.
This post was edited on 3/5/11 at 10:40 am
Posted on 3/5/11 at 11:13 am to Things and stuff
I have one with pink and one with white flowers, no idea what they are but they're pretty. My neighbor across the street has a huge live oak in his front yard that's awesome. Also have a big cypress in the front.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 11:25 am to yellowfin
I'm most likely going to plant a live oak to replace the dying one that I cut down, but I'm liking whatever these trees are that have the white flowers. They would contrast nicely with my dark brick house. I'd put the flowering tree closer to the house and the live oak closer to the street.
Or at least, that's the thought process I'm at right now.
Or at least, that's the thought process I'm at right now.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 11:26 am to Things and stuff
I'll ask my neighbor what kind of tree I have with white flowers, he'll know more than me.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 11:35 am to Things and stuff
you might want to look at the different shade trees with a fast growth. some people hate the weeping willow tree but i think they look great in my back yard.
also, DO NOT plant a magnolia tree or any tree that their roots really spread in your front yard, house or driveway.
a former neighbor's driveway was in ruins due to tree roots.
also, DO NOT plant a magnolia tree or any tree that their roots really spread in your front yard, house or driveway.
a former neighbor's driveway was in ruins due to tree roots.
This post was edited on 3/5/11 at 11:40 am
Posted on 3/5/11 at 11:45 am to yellowfin
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I'll ask my neighbor what kind of tree I have with white flowers, he'll know more than me.
Thanks. When it stops pouring, I'm going to take a photo of the tree I like and post it on here.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 12:15 pm to Things and stuff
I've got river birches that line my drive way. The are a good tree to plant if you need a tree quick. These are about 10 years old and 30' tall.
Also got 450 of every variety of oak on the planet in my yare if somebody wants to come dig one and take it home.
Also got 450 of every variety of oak on the planet in my yare if somebody wants to come dig one and take it home.
This post was edited on 3/5/11 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 3/5/11 at 12:30 pm to Things and stuff
I dont have any of these in my yard as I live in a condo but I will when I grow up.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:07 pm to Things and stuff
do they look like this.
Bradford Pear
That and lopped off stubby crepe myrtles are everywhere. Why people insist on making their crepe myrtles look like shite I will never know.
I planted a drake elm this fall and am going to go get a silver maple and a couple of river birches in a couple of weeks.
Bradford Pear
That and lopped off stubby crepe myrtles are everywhere. Why people insist on making their crepe myrtles look like shite I will never know.
I planted a drake elm this fall and am going to go get a silver maple and a couple of river birches in a couple of weeks.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:22 pm to tigerfoot
I think the dogwood trees are awesome. Plated one in the front and back yard of my parents house when we moved in there 15 years ago
Not a pic of theirs, but close
Not a pic of theirs, but close
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:23 pm to tigerfoot
Might be a dogwood tree.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:33 pm to MsandLa
quote:Slowest growing tree I am aware of.
DO NOT plant a magnolia tree or any tree that their roots really spread in your front yard, house or driveway.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:44 pm to tigerfoot
Thanks for finding those pics, guys. They both look like trees I've been seeing in people's yards. I think some may be dogwood and some may be pear trees. I do like the idea of having pears. I don't like that they are supposedly prone to disease.
I've got two of these in my front yard, and I did trim them to get them uniform at the top. They're right up next to the house so I dont want them to get too big.
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That and lopped off stubby crepe myrtles are everywhere. Why people insist on making their crepe myrtles look like shite I will never know.
I've got two of these in my front yard, and I did trim them to get them uniform at the top. They're right up next to the house so I dont want them to get too big.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:48 pm to Things and stuff
One thing to trim and shape and keep off of your structures...another to just go to the branch junctions and lop them off.
To each his own.
PS...bradford pears are strictly ornamental..not fruit bearing.
To each his own.
PS...bradford pears are strictly ornamental..not fruit bearing.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:49 pm to Things and stuff
quote:yeah, they're Bradford Pears... Kinda like some wimmenz, they look pretty, but, from downwind, they have a funny odor...
I think they may be pear trees, but I'm not sure. (any ideas?)
Posted on 3/5/11 at 1:52 pm to Things and stuff
quote:
I do like the idea of having pears.
They're not gonna be quite what your hoping for
Posted on 3/5/11 at 2:03 pm to tigerfoot
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PS...bradford pears are strictly ornamental..not fruit bearing.
Dangit. I just read about that right after I posed my love for pears.
Posted on 3/5/11 at 2:21 pm to Things and stuff
I like this too - I think it's a saucer magnolia although I've heard it called a purple magnolia or purple tulip
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