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New tree
Posted on 8/26/25 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 8/26/25 at 2:42 pm
Can some one recommend a good shade tree for the Baton Rouge area that does not grow super large, is freeze resistant, and is not an oak ?
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Posted on 8/26/25 at 2:51 pm to SantaFe
Chinese pistache
Southern Sugar Maple
Trident Maple
Southern Sugar Maple
Trident Maple
Posted on 8/26/25 at 2:57 pm to SantaFe
Loquat
European birdcherry
And the dreaded Drake elm.
European birdcherry
And the dreaded Drake elm.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:00 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:same thing as swamp red maple? If so, that’s what I’d plant
Southern Sugar Maple
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:36 pm to SantaFe
I had an Arizona Ash in the yard of my first home and it was lovely. Plan to put one in where my last pecan tree is when it finally splits in half. The downside to a grafted pecan tree.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 3:57 pm to SantaFe
Japanese flowering cherry trees are pretty easygoing and for a few weeks each year they are positively gorgeous.
Some pruning in its first few years to help shape it is all that’s really required.
The only rub is they are somewhat short lived. Most make it only 10-20 years. IMHO, the Kwanzan variety or the Okame are the most visually striking.
Some pruning in its first few years to help shape it is all that’s really required.
The only rub is they are somewhat short lived. Most make it only 10-20 years. IMHO, the Kwanzan variety or the Okame are the most visually striking.
This post was edited on 8/26/25 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:37 pm to SantaFe
River birch
Posted on 8/26/25 at 9:41 pm to cgrand
quote:
same thing as swamp red maple? If so, that’s what I’d plant
Its a different tree but swamp red is another good choice.
quote:
I had an Arizona Ash in the yard of my first home and it was lovely.
You sure that's what you had because that's not a good tree for BR. Texas Ash or Green Ash do much better in BR although they are big trees.
This post was edited on 8/26/25 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:31 am to SantaFe
Following for ideas.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:00 am to SantaFe
Sweetbay magnolia for full sun - evergreen. Pawpaw trees are pretty if you can put them in a shady area until about 3 years old then plant in full sun - deciduous.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 10:21 am to Zappas Stache
Thanks everyone, I’m going with that southern sugar maple.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:42 pm to SantaFe
That’s a great choice. I planted some southern crabapples along my driveway and if those get blight again like they did this year I’m replacing with some southern sugar maples.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 10:25 pm to SantaFe
Drake elm
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