Iam planing to plant small trees (6-8' tall)along my border wooden fence line to add color to the monotone and also to attract song birds. It would be better if its evergreen conifer types or any winter hardy tree/plant. Doesnt matter if it dont fruit, since the birds here at my backyard, dont seems to be eating them. Also should be easy to care.
TIA
Sam
Zone 6. New Fairfield, CT.
In my opinion, the wisest thing to do is to research the native trees indigenous to your area and contact your native plant society for additional information and resources on how to proceed. You will find there are probably numeous uunderstory/fringe trees to selct from as well as some shrub/tree combinations. There will be native selections that will have the birds eating and habitating quite well as well as related wildlife.
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6-8' is VERY small for a tree - even many dwarf forms typically get larger than that over time. You may want to investigate shrubs instead - there are many, many shrubs you can choose from - flowering, fruiting, evergreen or deciduous.
The UConn plant data base is an excellent resource - it will provide you with a large selection of shrubs hardy for your area and suitable to your garden conditions.
pam - gardengal
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