{"id":749,"date":"2014-09-12T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T18:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=749"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:17:10","slug":"new-trees-for-flamingo-park-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/new-trees-for-flamingo-park-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Good Trees for Flamingo Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been studying trees\u00a0for my new garden this week, and with so many worthy candidates, I’m giddy at the prospects. In my last\u00a0garden, I got a bit\u00a0carried away, adding some 25 trees in our\u00a050 x 100 city lot. All in all, I loved those trees, but probably wouldn\u2019t plant some\u00a0of them again, mostly for aesthetic reasons. One Birch was too close to the patio. Or rather, we planted\u00a0it before we considered a\u00a0patio; if only we’d sited\u00a0it a few feet farther out… But the birches\u00a0did a superb\u00a0job of screening us from the street, provided a shady\u00a0westside garden, and their glowing white bark was nice in\u00a0dead of\u00a0winter.\u00a0There were a few misses, e.g. Acer plantanoides ‘Drummondii’<\/a>, aka Variegated Norway Maple, pretty, but reverted to green in a most ungainly manner in spite of our best efforts. The Albizia julibrissin<\/a>, a gorgeous but a weak tree and so so so messy. (I hear that A. julibrissin ‘Chocolate Summer’<\/a> is smaller and more manageable. Hmmmm.)<\/p>\n

Some earlier choices, though, were spot on, and\u00a0they are still on the favorites list.<\/p>\n

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At\u00a0 the very top, Stewartia gemmata<\/span><\/a>. How I love that little tree; it had everything going for it. Size, bark, subtle and lovely spring flowers\u2014and scads of them. In fall it was\u00a0ablaze in oranges and reds. And the shape, ooh la la, a veritable candelabra once shed of its leaves. (The plant lust pictures were\u00a0of my actual tree. Pretty cool, no?)
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Fagus riversii<\/a> \u2013 or so said the tag. But it didn\u2019t get as big\u00a0as the stats claimed–and it had a graceful undulating canopy; the tag said it would be globe-shaped. We planted our\u00a0River\u2019s Beech on the northwest-facing hellstrip, an 8′ swath of sunny super-draining garden. The leaves are dark and chocolately: honestly, looking good enough to eat. Shortly after we planted it, city work crews tossed a piece of heavy equipment against the trunk. It made\u00a0a big gash half-way round the\u00a0bark, and I always wondered if the\u00a0damage stunted its\u00a0growth. The upshot, it\u00a0might have been\u00a0a good thing. Those trees can get big.<\/p>\n

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Acer circinatum<\/a>, the Vine Maple. I love these multi-stemmed\u00a0Pacific Northwest Natives–their\u00a0sinewy structure, luminous\u00a0spring foliage, fall color that can create a weakness in the knees. Vine Maples make such good screening, the perfect kind in my book, creating definitive boundaries, but\u00a0with a thru sight light. And its open branching structure, perfect for birds to flit about freely.
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Grove of Vine Maples discreetly encloses a front patio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The trees for consideration list is growing, with plenty more room, on the list at any rate, if not in the yard. (You suggestions are most welcome.) Not in any particular order, here are a few up for consideration:<\/p>\n

Lagerstroemia \u2018Natchez\u2019 aka Natchez Crape Myrtle<\/a>
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Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’ aka Natchez Crape Myrtle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nx Chitalpa tashken\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Fagus sylvatica \u2018Ansorgei\u2019 <\/a>\u00a0aka Ansorgei European Beech\u00a0(feathery foliage & open canopy)<\/p>\n

Oxydendrum arbore<\/a>\u00a0aka Sourwood
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Lagerstroemia x \u2018Arapaho\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei<\/a> (big, tropical-looking leaves. Disclaimer, I have one tree started, but I’m going to\u00a0need another.)
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Ashe Magnolia year 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Euscaphis japonica<\/a><\/p>\n

Rhus Staghorn Sumac<\/a>
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Vitex agnus-castus \u2018Silver Spires\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

So there you have it, my partial short list. Additional\u00a0study to follow.<\/p>\n

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