I'm having one heck of a time trying to track down (locally that is) a tree that I would love to have replacing my poor mangled lilac ..
I have become fixated on the Korean Maple aka Acer pseudosieboldianum .. but the chances of finding it here are going to be zilch to NONE !
If you have a suggestion .. for a smallish tree that will be happy in zone 5b .. I would love to hear from any and all of you, that drop by to read this .. just take a few minutes and tell me what you might just recommend ?
I would appreciate it very much !! : )
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Is Woodbridge, ON too far?
http://plants.reevesnursery.ca/NetPS-Engine.asp?CCID=11100001&page=pdp&PID=396
I don't know if they are regularly stocked, but maybe they have a supplier they can order from? Talk to your trusted garden centre, they can sometimes do special orders (I know, it's risky if you don't like the specfic plant brought in).
I know it isn't any help to you but I have just ordered Himalayan Birch
‘Betula utilis var Grayswood Ghost’ and vilmorin rowan ‘Sorbus vilmorinii’ for my garden. It is really difficult to decide on trees, its not like spending a few pounds on a perennial that can be taken out if you don't like it or it doesn't like you. Good luck with your search.
Best wishes Sylvia (England)
I like Amelanchier~4 seasons of interest and it produces fruit! g
I like 'Forest Pansy' Redbuds for a smallish tree - up to 20-30 or so but that might be larger than you want. The Korean maple sounds good though, can you order one?
Hello there Rebecca .. I have to look that up ! LOL .. I am so directionally impaired it isn't funny ? ;-) .. Kingston is having a small garden show the first week of March so I hope to see some providers there and see if any of them can swing it for me ... I am so stuck on this tree !
Hello Sylvia .. I love birch trees but for some reason husband doesn't ? I may revert to a tantrum if I can not find my Maple and may just get a birch if hard pressed (I took a look at that one and it is beautiful !!)
Thanks very much for responding : )
Gail girl I have Autumn Brilliance and I so look forward to it growing up and filling out a bit more .. it is a beauty indeed : )
Dear Dave .. that is such a pretty one too .. redbuds are very appealing ! I'm not sure about the suppliers for the area but you can bet that I am going to ASK/PLEAD with everyone I can ?!! LOL
Joy, in my uncle's garden there is a Weeping Pea Tree (http://www.horticlick.com/p/caragana_arborescens_pendula1.html) and we're in the same zone as you. It is a fast grower, but compact in size (his is mature at about 6-7 ft) with lovely yellow blooms in May/early June. Easy to care for as well. Something to consider. :)
I second the redbud suggestion...they have such nice visual interest in spring, summer, and fall. :)
I am not certain it would grow there, but one of my favorite is Magnolia stellata... a true early blooming beauty!
Check out the Stewartia its a nice small ornamental tree with lovely flowers hardy to zone 5b. In winter it has a nice bark especially on older specimens. I'm not sure if it would do that well up there or not, but its another to check out.
I vote for the redbud, too.
Might I suggest some of our lovely natives?
Amelanchier spp. (serviceberries)
Cercis canadensis(eastern redbud)
Cornus spp. (dogwoods)
Hammamelis viginiana (witchhazel): nifty yellow flowers in late autumn when almost nothing else is blooming
Malus coronaria (American crabapple)
Prunus spp. (cherries, plums)
Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has a searchable database to find natives for each province and state.
Hello Nancy girl : )Thank you !
I will put that on the list I have started .. I think I have seen a few around Kingston !
Kyna .. I have always admired the redbud trees .. that Spring show is absolutely gorgeous .. it will go on the list too ! thanks : )
Carol .. you will laugh at this. We had neighbors next door that had a magnolia and (I'm red faced about it) we hated all the dropped flowers that ended up in our drive way not theirs ? LOL I know .. I am BAD !!
Hello Ben ! .. I had not read about that tree before and wow ! the flowers are amazing .. but I am worried it might not like the position facing all day sun .. plus we have hot humid weather in the summer so it might be a bit touchy .. great suggestion on a tree I didn't know about though so thank you !
NellJean : ) Redbuds are beauties for sure !
Hey Rosemary ! I have serviceberry Autumn Brilliance (it was my object of passion last year : )
My Halloween tree is my StagHorn Sumac .. I pollard it and it looks amazing ! We have done the cherry and apple trees too .. I have had dogwood shrubs .. it is just that I am so in love with this Korean Maple ? LOL
I will check that site out thank you !
Have you tried online sources for the Korean maple? I think they can be found. In fact, I would think they'd be easier to find up there than down here. I got mine as a famous nurseryman's (Don Shadow) nursery but that was pure luck. If that does not work perhaps a crabapple? Make sure it is a disease resistant one. It would tie in with your serviceberry and provide berries and bloom at the same time.
Thanks Tina : ) We have a small garden show here the first week of March so I know some providers will be around and I am determined to grill them for a source .. once I get an idea in my head ? haha
I was also thinking of Beech .. because of the Fall colour too .. if you know of a really interesting cultivar let me know ? Thanks !
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