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re: Best trees to plant in yard?
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:18 pm to Geauxld Finger
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:18 pm to Geauxld Finger
Ok I didn't see it at first but those trees are absolutely beautiful when they are in bloom and at it will have both yellow flowers and pink pods at the same time so it looks like its covered in both yellow and pink flowers together.
Yellow flowers:
Pink pods:
Yellow/pink together:
Yellow flowers:
Pink pods:
Yellow/pink together:
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 3:20 pm
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Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:19 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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I got lucky at my house. They planted an oak (don't know what kind) instead of the bradford pear. Everyone else around me has the bradfords.
it probably either died or blew over already
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:19 pm to Civildawg
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bradford pear
i advise highly against a bradford pear. it'll eventually become a missile during a wind storm. they grow fast and break fast.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:20 pm to Rebel
Repost of the list:
Pretty Fowering:
Natchez Crape Myrtle*
Bradford Pear (brittle and dumps debris a lot)*
Taiwan Flowering Cherry
Southern Magnolia*
Little Gem Magnolis (mini version)*
Star Magnolia*
Japanese Magnolia*
Vitex*
Dogwoods (must have shade)
Red Maples*
Eastern Redbud
Golden Rain Tree*
* = faster growing
Evergreen & Decidious Trees:
Live Oaks
Magnolia
River Birch - nice color but lots of leaf drop
Sycamore - good color but lots of leaf drop
Lacebark Elm
American Elm
Pistachio - great fall color
Cypress - both bald cypress and leyland do well in the south
Willow
Pines
Japanese Maple - takes the right soils and 50% shade
Pretty Fowering:
Natchez Crape Myrtle*
Bradford Pear (brittle and dumps debris a lot)*
Taiwan Flowering Cherry
Southern Magnolia*
Little Gem Magnolis (mini version)*
Star Magnolia*
Japanese Magnolia*
Vitex*
Dogwoods (must have shade)
Red Maples*
Eastern Redbud
Golden Rain Tree*
* = faster growing
Evergreen & Decidious Trees:
Live Oaks
Magnolia
River Birch - nice color but lots of leaf drop
Sycamore - good color but lots of leaf drop
Lacebark Elm
American Elm
Pistachio - great fall color
Cypress - both bald cypress and leyland do well in the south
Willow
Pines
Japanese Maple - takes the right soils and 50% shade
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:20 pm to Civildawg
I like River Birch and Weeping Willow, both will make a mess though. Japanese Maple is also a good choice.
If you're just looking for color Crepe Myrtles are hard to beat, but may not be big enough.
If you're just looking for color Crepe Myrtles are hard to beat, but may not be big enough.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:21 pm to Civildawg
For my money, I think the Drake elm is an unbelievable tree
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:23 pm to Civildawg
I know that i'm the minority but I think that two big saga palms on each side of the front door looks neat.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:23 pm to Palo Gaucho
they have some white crepe myrtles that get huge.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:23 pm to LSUGUMBO
I had 5 mature crepe myrtles that I removed from my yard. They would leaf out and bloom early in the growing season and every year would have powdery mildew on them by mid-summer. The leaves and blooms would start falling off and making a mess. I sprayed those things several times each year but it didn't seem to help.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:24 pm to Verbal Kent
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For my money, I think the Drake elm is an unbelievable tree
Def one of my favorites. Doesn't root out too much, stable, has some nice color and love the shape of it. perfect for courtyards and around the house for shade.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:25 pm to oldcharlie8
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I know that i'm the minority but I think that two big saga palms on each side of the front door looks neat
I still have yet to figure out what value these plants have. They don't flower. They look like shite IMO, and they are a pain in the dick to maintain when they have to be trimmed.
White Crapes = Natchez; they can get very large, and have beautiful color, and contrast with the exposed bark and dark green leaves
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:26 pm to Clyde Tipton
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I've been saying river birch for 2 pages without the slightest acknowledgment.
I had two of those in my front yard. Ugliest trees I've ever seen. Leaves didn't appear until June and they were gone by October. The rest of the time it just looked dead.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:27 pm to Layabout
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I had two of those in my front yard. Ugliest trees I've ever seen. Leaves didn't appear until June and they were gone by October. The rest of the time it just looked dead.
They need to be used in the right setting. They don't have great form, but i love the color and texture they bring. No idea what's wrong with yours. My parent's have one that is green 60% of the year, yellow for 20%, and leafless in the winter for the other 20%.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:35 pm to Civildawg
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bradford pear
smells like rotted a-hole in the spring.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:39 pm to oldcharlie8
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I know that i'm the minority but I think that two big saga palms on each side of the front door looks neat.
I absolutely hate sago palms but I don't think you're in the minority because I see so many around BR
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:40 pm to Civildawg
Plant some satsumas if you like eating them.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:41 pm to MRTigerFan
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I absolutely hate sago palms but I don't think you're in the minority because I see so many around BR
they are put in by lazy people. It's a "space filler" as I call it. A boring arse ornamental focal.
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:45 pm to Geauxld Finger
I like my sago palms.
That golden rain tree looks like something I call old mans beard. Or gray beard tree...
That golden rain tree looks like something I call old mans beard. Or gray beard tree...
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:52 pm to Clyde Tipton
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I like my sago palms
I like them but I like to stick to one theme. Those scream tropical and I like the japanese look. Even though I have no japanese anything.
This post was edited on 2/20/14 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 2/20/14 at 3:58 pm to Geauxld Finger
I like the japanese magnolia and the drake elm for sure. Should I put the drake elm in the back yard and the magnolia in the front since it's a pretty flowering tree?
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