What are the trees in this picture? Thanks in advance!

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5 years ago

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Morning Jacky, I am a keen gardener with an RHS course behind me and I was taught that looking for trees with 3 seasons of interest for a garden is always a good idea ie blossom in spring, pretty foliage in summer and autumn fruit. Something like Amelanchier lamarckii which gets to 10m high and 12m wide has pretty dainty blossom in spring delicate bronze foliage in summer and red orange leaves in autumn. The birds also love the purple black fruits which follow. Or a Malus 'John Downie' or Malus Floribunda both vigorous crab apple trees with a long season of interest. I would probably not go for the Tuscan pillar conifers because they will act as pointers drawing your eye to the houses you are trying to screen. Birch (Betula Utilis var Jacquemontii are beautiful however they will reach 15m or possibly consider weeping birch Betula Pendula "Youngii' which makes a dome shape and gets to 8m high and 10m wide. Perhaps have a look at the RHS website which is very helpful.
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Having given it far too much thought, what I reckon you want is small trees with open canopies that don't shade the office too much. Birches would be fine, except that they grow too quickly. I started thinking of perhaps Prunus 'Amanogawa' (or Malus 'Van Eseltine') in the centre, with ten-year-old Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' whose vivid green and shell-like swirls would make a superb contrast with the vertical, orangey wall - but you'd have to wait for them to make the impact. My best suggestion, though, is Acer griseum in the centre, whose peeling bark colours would blend perfectly with the wood walls but also soften them - its vivid autumn colours would give great anticipation through the summer. On the outsides, I'd have Eucalyptus niphophila, which also has striking bark, and its evergreen, sickle-shaped blue leaves would really complement and soften the office wall, and break up the strong edge all year round. You could plant under all three trees as neither species casts a heavy shade. Or, if you want to create a rhythm, stick with three 'Snow Gums'; but I quite like the idea of the 'Paperbark Maple' softening the centre of the double doors and bridging that big hole in the vertical planking. If you do this, please post a photo in ten years' time !
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The tree is obvioulsy a conifer. I can't identify the species from those photos. - The cuts in the bark are not a problem. The tree will heal itself without any treatment. - Most conifers will not ever regrow if cut back. If you do want a crown reduction make sure you know exactly what species you're dealing with or you could easily kill the tree. - It doesn't look to me like the tree is dangerously near the house unless you're on a specific type of clay soil that shrinks or swells according to how much water the soil holds. This is not that common. If you want to check then www.subsidencesupport.co.uk has a map of where these soils are. - The dead bits are actually a normal part of growth for coniferous trees. Your tree started out looking like a bush and all the bare trunk you see is a result of the tree killing off the lower branches which aren't getting enough sunlight any more and so aren't worth the tree saving. The nutrients and water are withdrawn from those needles and the needles turn brown, and will fall off soon. You can send someone up to snip off the dead branches if you think it looks unattractive or just leave them to fall off by themselves. They should not be big enough to be a danger - if your tree is losing big branches then there really is something wrong but from the photo it only looks like thin ones. Your tree looks normal and healthy to me. You might want a couple more branches off if it now looks lopsided, or the dead ones removed, but that's all.
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I think you could create a mini orchard on your front lawn, but how big your trees will get depends on what rootstock they were grown on. Do they still have their labels on? Basically, standard fruit trees grow to 25 ft tall and as wide, semi dwarf grow to 15 ft and as wide, then dwarf fruit trees usually grow to a max of 10 x 10 feet. I only know this because I recently bought a dwarf Apple tree, as my garden is far too small for a standard fruit tree. It looks like a spacious area, so you could add more trees, but careful what you choose as some are huge. A nice smaller tree is the Mountain Ash (Sorbus) which has lovely leaves and gorgeous berries in the autumn which the birds love. Laburnum is a small tree with beautiful hanging yellow flowers in late spring. Acers (Japanese Maples) are smaller trees in stunning shades, but they prefer dappled Shade. My favourite tree of all time is the beautiful Himalayan Birch (Betula) which has stunning white bark on the trunk and branches. The multi-stemmed one is particularly attractive. It is a biggie though - 50 ft tall x 25 ft wide. This may not be what you’re thinking, but once established they don’t take much upkeep. Heres some pics
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What are the trees in this picture? Thanks in advance!

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