Medium-fast, in the right soil and site. Under pines is good, loght shade not full sun imo. I've got a Chinese one at the corner of the house, branched low.BlueRidgeMark said:Any idea how fast they grow?
treeseer said:Medium-fast, in the right soil and site. Under pines is good, loght shade not full sun imo. I've got a Chinese one at the corner of the house, branched low.
"Keep it kind of thin at the base, seem to weaken if too much weight is allowed around the base latter!"
Huh?
sawinredneck said:Mine had three growths on one base (not sure proper terminaligy, sorry)
Andy
Fireaxman said:Sounds like triple co-dominant stems. Co-dominant stems are giving me a lot of problems. Where they have a tight "V" crotch the bark includes and forces the crotch apart. Then a Katrina comes by and blasts them apart.
treeseer said:Medium-fast, in the right soil and site. Under pines is good, loght shade not full sun imo.
BlueRidgeMark said:Now if I can just find out what that tree (bush?) is that cities around here like to plant in the grass strip next to streets. Blooms in late July/August and has flowers similar to the redbud. Based on some verbal descriptions, I thought they WERE redbuds.
Most that I've seen are small, but I have seen a few the size of a redbud. Flowers I've seen are not a true red or purple, but have a bit of a melon or peach tone to them.
I like the fact that they provide color in the late summer.
Any ideas?
lesorubcheek said:The soil here is almost all sand, so maybe this is the problem. Any recommendations regarding growing conditions for redbuds?
BlueRidgeMark said:A combination of redbud, dogwood (white), and some crape myrtles up front will give beauty AND privacy where now I have 5 UUUUUGLY pines,
treeseer said:Mark, if you want privacy, why cut down your screen? Those pine trunks are solid screen,
treeseer said:If the pines are ugly, why not take off the bad branches and look again before doing something you may regret? If you don't climb, a ladder and a polesaw can do a lot if you'r ecareful. Redbuds and dogwoods grow well under pines. So do crepemyrtle if you have sunny spots on the edge of your grove.
treeseer said:So do holly and osmanthus--if it's privacy you want, go evergreen!
treeseer said:If you want dogwood check out Cornus mas and Cornuse kousa, neat blooms at different times of year.
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