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Best trees to plant in south La for fall color
Posted on 11/28/22 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 11/28/22 at 2:59 pm
Natives would be great but open to what anyone has found looks good and what color it turns.
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Posted on 11/28/22 at 3:41 pm to Royalfisher
Bradford pears are pretty in fall and spring and also grow fast
Posted on 11/28/22 at 3:51 pm to Jack Daniel
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Bradford pears are pretty in fall and spring and also grow fast
And also trash trees. Never plant a Bradford Pear!
Posted on 11/28/22 at 3:52 pm to Royalfisher
I don't know that they will grow that far south but a sugar maple is one of the prettiest trees in the fall.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 4:08 pm to Royalfisher
Shummard oak. How many do you want?
Posted on 11/28/22 at 4:22 pm to Royalfisher
Chinese Pistache
Posted on 11/28/22 at 4:42 pm to Royalfisher
Chinese tallow are the scourge of the earth but have great fall colors.
The white oaks and sweet gum have looked great this year.
The white oaks and sweet gum have looked great this year.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 4:49 pm to Royalfisher
I have decent colors in cow or overcup oaks and sawtooth oaks and southern oaks. Also good color in swamp maple. Chicken trees (Chinese tallow) as tolerated and sweet gum, this year but looking for a bright red or brilliant yellow and orange.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 5:05 pm to Royalfisher
Anyone have any experience with the ginko tree?
Posted on 11/28/22 at 5:10 pm to Zappas Stache
He asked about colors, not marketable timber value
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:01 pm to Royalfisher
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:09 pm to Royalfisher
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Best trees to plant in south La for fall color
trees dont change color here, its 80 degrees at christmas most years and we might see a light snow once every 20 years at best
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:11 pm to Jack Daniel
Has nothing to do with timber value. They’re invasive. And they start looking trashy after about 6-8 years.
This post was edited on 11/28/22 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:54 pm to Jack Daniel
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He asked about colors, not marketable timber value
Bradford Pears become dangerous after 15 years or so. They drop big branches and their trunks split. I was about 30 seconds from being under a falling branch of a BP this summer. Many vehicles are damaged by their falling branches. I advise all my clients to remove BPs if I see them on a clients property as they are a huge liability. Do Not Plant Bradford Pears.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:58 pm to Zappas Stache
Bradford Pears also carry diseases that are transferred to those of us that grow eating pears.
Posted on 11/29/22 at 5:09 am to Royalfisher
My sawtooth oaks are blazing yellow right now.
Posted on 11/29/22 at 7:27 am to Royalfisher
Autumn Blaze Maple, October Glory Maple, Chinese Pistache, Sweetgum, Mexican Sycamore
Posted on 11/29/22 at 7:30 am to Royalfisher
My cypress and crape myrtles are showing great color this year. But not every year.
The shumard and maples are too. They're more reliable.
The shumard and maples are too. They're more reliable.
Posted on 11/29/22 at 7:45 am to ItzMe1972
We have a Japanese maple and its pretty, it turns a dark red color this time of the year.
Second the don't plant a Bradford pear, it'll break in half if some one farts next to it.
Second the don't plant a Bradford pear, it'll break in half if some one farts next to it.
Posted on 11/29/22 at 11:07 am to Royalfisher
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