janetlee
New Member
Hi Everybody! This is my first post and so I'll tell you straight up...I'm not a gardener by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not really an outdoorsy person either, BUT I do LOVE and ADORE trees! So now I'm coming to the gist of this post!
I live in a duplex apartment in Panama City, Florida and am wanting to plant a fast growing tree. My yard is sandy and hard-packed with hardly any grass at all. It is in direct sunlight. As I live in subsidized housing and thus am low-income, I cannot afford a tree that would take a lot of watering. A big pricey waterbill would hurt!
I've researched this and realize that some of my options would be undesirable to many folks. I love the mimosa tree (I know...it's decidious) and the empress tree seems nice (yeah, same problem with it being "decidious" too!) But to be honest, those considerations don't really bother me personally. My yard is SO bare and depressing that almost any tree would be worthwhile, decidious or not! I love shade trees and want one very bad. I can't have one with a huge root system, but for the most part, the housing manager won't care if I plant one tree. So with all these points to be considered, can you give me some suggestions? Remember, I'm low-income and the soil is lousy. BTW, once a mimosa tree sprouted next to my porch (I didn't plant it...it just sprang up on it's own) and it grew so fast that it died from breaking under it's own weight! If mom and I had anticipated that, we would've put a pole next to it and tied it up for support! I don't know ANYTHING about growing, gardening, planting, etc. I hope you'll have an answer for me besides saying "Forget about it gal!"!!!
so thanx a bunch!
janetlee
I live in a duplex apartment in Panama City, Florida and am wanting to plant a fast growing tree. My yard is sandy and hard-packed with hardly any grass at all. It is in direct sunlight. As I live in subsidized housing and thus am low-income, I cannot afford a tree that would take a lot of watering. A big pricey waterbill would hurt!
I've researched this and realize that some of my options would be undesirable to many folks. I love the mimosa tree (I know...it's decidious) and the empress tree seems nice (yeah, same problem with it being "decidious" too!) But to be honest, those considerations don't really bother me personally. My yard is SO bare and depressing that almost any tree would be worthwhile, decidious or not! I love shade trees and want one very bad. I can't have one with a huge root system, but for the most part, the housing manager won't care if I plant one tree. So with all these points to be considered, can you give me some suggestions? Remember, I'm low-income and the soil is lousy. BTW, once a mimosa tree sprouted next to my porch (I didn't plant it...it just sprang up on it's own) and it grew so fast that it died from breaking under it's own weight! If mom and I had anticipated that, we would've put a pole next to it and tied it up for support! I don't know ANYTHING about growing, gardening, planting, etc. I hope you'll have an answer for me besides saying "Forget about it gal!"!!!
so thanx a bunch!
janetlee