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re: Planting trees now????
Posted on 8/16/20 at 11:57 am to BeerThirty
Posted on 8/16/20 at 11:57 am to BeerThirty
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Not sure if you’re familiar with crape myrtles, but I have them on both corners of my house and I am about to have a crape murder. The one hanging over my driveway drives me insane with the staining it has done to my concrete. Between the leaves it’s dropping now, the flowers it just dropped, and the pods it wears me out. I blow my driveway at least once a week and it still has my concrete looking like a hot mess.
What kind of tree would you recommend at the corner of the house that will look nice but not be a pain?
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Posted on 8/16/20 at 12:15 pm to OneAyedJack
Honestly, I’ve thought of putting a fruit tree in to replace the crape. But I’m an amateur in regards to trees and how the grow or how they shed leaves. My only expert advice is for the gd crape myrtke making my concrete look a thousand birds had target practice from their rear ends.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 1:02 pm to OneAyedJack
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What kind of tree would you recommend at the corner of the house that will look nice but not be a pain?
One option to consider is Sweetbay Magnolia, native, tall upright, reasonably narrow canopy. I don’t think they will grow as large as indicated in the literature in an urban landscape particularly if near to a driveway or other hard structure (house slab) that restricts root spread, but one of the resident landscape architects on the board can weigh in on that. LINK. They are available as single or multi-trunk.
I planted two 3 years ago, on each corner of the front facade to replace 2 river birches were the end of their life and looking ratty.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 6:47 am to OneAyedJack
I’m still a fan of crape myrtles, even though they drop a lot of stuff.
I’ve been real happy with the Little Gem Magnolias I’ve planted if you are looking for an alternative. They look good from the get-go and are very low maintenance.
I’ve been real happy with the Little Gem Magnolias I’ve planted if you are looking for an alternative. They look good from the get-go and are very low maintenance.
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