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Gardening

Botany

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12. I am really an expert on this stuff

Reply to Baltimike (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:43 AM

Oct 2020

Plant a native tree that is on its own root stock .... not a graft.

Do not plant a tree > 2" in caliper ... 1 1/2 is the best. Bigger trees go into shock
in many cases and the smaller ones will catch up and out grow larger ones.

If you want a smaller tree Pagoda Dogwood is a great tree or a blackhaw viburnum

You also have some hardy native evergreen magnolia that grow in your area.

Don't forget the oaks too.

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Ok, so before I take down my elm tree, I really want a plan in place for a new one [View all] Baltimike Oct 2020 OP

Catalpa. They get big pretty fast and they have orchid-like flowers in the spring. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #1

I've never even heard of that. luvallpeeps Oct 2020 #2

I have one in my front yard. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #4

Excellent idea. Glorfindel Oct 2020 #3

we have a really neat native tree out here (AZ) Kali Oct 2020 #5

Who knew? But the flowers do look similar, only pink. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #6

in the last couple of decades Kali Oct 2020 #7

an oak jxl Oct 2020 #8

Elm wood is very good for certain purposes -- it has a 'tangled' grain, so is very tough. eppur_se_muova Oct 2020 #9

My goodness, THANK YOU for all of this. :) nt Baltimike Oct 2020 #16

No biggie -- I've just watched too many episodes of The Woodwright's Shop. ;) eppur_se_muova Oct 2020 #19

It's very impressive, and I am very grateful. They want 3.5k to take it down Baltimike Oct 2020 #20

Black gum not a sweet gum Botany Oct 2020 #10

I stand corrected...you did say that. nt Baltimike Oct 2020 #11

I am really an expert on this stuff Botany Oct 2020 #12

I want something like 50ft, maybe 60 in maturity. Baltimike Oct 2020 #13

Caliper inches is the width of the tree 6" up from its root collar Botany Oct 2020 #14

My yard is long, but narrow, so I might be able to plant Baltimike Oct 2020 #15

I married into UserNotFound Oct 2020 #17

I must stand corrected that it was a BLACK gum tree, not a sweet gum. nt Baltimike Oct 2020 #18