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Landscape tree <40' in SE LA
Posted on 6/15/24 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 6/15/24 at 2:03 pm
Taking out a water oak soon at the edge of my property and need to find something to replace it with.
Requirements:
-Must be under 40' or so because the garden bed is 30' from the corner of our house
-Full sun
-Needs to look nice because its in the front of the house
-Preferably low maintenance - would like to plant it and forget it (aside from occasional watering during droughts)
-Zone 8b/9a
Thoughts on an Eastern Redbud?
Requirements:
-Must be under 40' or so because the garden bed is 30' from the corner of our house
-Full sun
-Needs to look nice because its in the front of the house
-Preferably low maintenance - would like to plant it and forget it (aside from occasional watering during droughts)
-Zone 8b/9a
Thoughts on an Eastern Redbud?
This post was edited on 6/15/24 at 2:05 pm
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Posted on 6/15/24 at 3:16 pm to TigerTatorTots
I’m a huge fan of loquat as a specimen small tree. It’s evergreen, pretty, maintenance free and makes fruit. It will stay below 25-30’
other options are some magnolias and crepemyrtle
other options are some magnolias and crepemyrtle
Posted on 6/15/24 at 3:31 pm to TigerTatorTots
I've been thinking of trying to find a dwarf chinkapin oak. It would be native and fit your size requirements. They're supposed to grow faster and produce acorns much earlier than regular oaks.
This post was edited on 6/15/24 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 6/15/24 at 4:57 pm to TigerTatorTots
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Thoughts on an Eastern Redbud?
I like these a lot. Do these do OK in SE LA? I also like a dogwood. For something totally different, cypress, or two close together? It'll get tall, but not too wide (assuming your 30' was width and not height). Our last house in BR had a nice front corner with 3 cypress that didn't take up more than 20' horizontally, and got to well over 30' tall so shade was nice.
Posted on 6/15/24 at 5:04 pm to TigerTatorTots
Evergreen or decidous?
Posted on 6/15/24 at 5:14 pm to calcotron
I like redbuds, and as evidenced by their coming up in any hedgerow or thicket around they grow readily in many areas. They don't like really wet soil, so they need good drainage.
The drawback is that they don't have a very long lifespan. They can be susceptible to pests and diseases which limit the average lifespan to something like 20 years. You see a lot of dead standing redbuds in my area of north AL out in the wild. They aren't that showy in the Fall and they self propagate readily, so they can be a pain with flowerbeds and such.
That said, seeing the first blooms of a redbud in early Spring is one of my favorite things. That's when you know Winter is about done, and you're in for some pleasant weather.
The drawback is that they don't have a very long lifespan. They can be susceptible to pests and diseases which limit the average lifespan to something like 20 years. You see a lot of dead standing redbuds in my area of north AL out in the wild. They aren't that showy in the Fall and they self propagate readily, so they can be a pain with flowerbeds and such.
That said, seeing the first blooms of a redbud in early Spring is one of my favorite things. That's when you know Winter is about done, and you're in for some pleasant weather.
Posted on 6/15/24 at 5:38 pm to TigerTatorTots
Chinese Pistache or Sugar Maple
Posted on 6/15/24 at 5:41 pm to TigerTatorTots
Little Gem Magnolia (evergreen), Sweetbay Magnolia (evergreen), Chinese Pistache (deciduous), possibly Southern Sugar Maple (decidious, might push it on max height in 25 to 30 years). All but the C. Pistache are Louisiana Superplants.
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