My husband and I recently moved to Pa and our front yard is quite expansive. Owning an acre of property, the back yard is filled with trees. In that our front yard is bare of any trees we like the Red Maples. But then coming from New England the burning yellow is also quite nice.
My question is are there other trees beside Maples that will grow faster? We have a man who mows and cares for our lawn. He would purchase and plant the trees in the fall. Thanks. Bette
In general, the faster the growth, the more likely you will have breakge from wind. Bradford pears ar notorious around here for that. However, I must say my Chinese (Lacebark) Elm is considered a 'medium' growing tree but is growing faster than I expected. I like it. Few pest issues, small leaves, dappled shade, interesting bark. check 'em out
Carl- Do you know if that Laceback Elm is also resistant to Misteltoe? I need to make a tree selection before too long. I have a old Modesto Ash that is riddled with it, and will require replacement.
a quick 'googling' indicates Chinese Pistache (nice tree, a friend has one and likes it) might work and be m'toe resistant. Or you might find a taller variety of Crepe Myrtle and train for a tree-like form.
maybe someone knows of a list of relative reisitance to parasites of various landscape trees.
I'd say we are in search of the "ultimate" perfect tree. . .One that is beautiful, one that is the right size, one that isn't too messy, and especially one that is disease and parasite resistant;-)
My ole Modesto Ash trees are way beyond their expected life in years. The cost of having the Misteltoe taken out of them near annually, is an expense I hope to shy away from in future years when they become replaced.
We had poplars at our other house and they nearly drove us crazy, in that the root system sought out water. We have a well in our front yard so I might want to choose a differnt tree.
Today, we noticed the lovely maple trees and how they enhance a bare yard. Thanks for you info
Again thanks for your help. We had dinner with our son and his family last night and he wondered why we didn't like the Oak Tree, seeing we had them at our other house. The leaves take FOREVER to fall and all those acorns. Bette
If I read this thread correctly you are looking for specific maple recs?
All maples are shallow rooting, it's a characteristic of the species. I have not heard that Silver maple is shallower than others, but perhaps this depends on location etc. I have 3, no lawn problems under any.
I have not heard that A. buergerianum (trident maple) is particulary fast growing. But it certainly grows at a healthy pace, and is a lovely tree.
If you want maples, here are some fast growing ones.
A. saccharinum aka Silver maple. Very strong growing but can have some problems with brittle branches in high winds. Roots can be invasive.
A. pseudoplatanus aka Sycamore maple. Many interesting cultivars to choose from, variegations etc. Very easy, but may be invasive. A variegated cultivar (like Leopoldii, beautiful and widely available) will be a little slower but also less invasive.
A. x freemanii (Many cultivars like Autumn Blaze) Easy, fast growing, good tree.
A. cappadocicum aka Caucasian maple. Beautiful big tree, very strong. Good grower. Unusual perhaps in many gardens. Nice yellow cultivar 'Aureum' if you have some shade, but a little slower.
A. platanoides aka Norway maple. Lots of nice varieties to choose from, an undemanding maple, takes wind well. Less fast growing than pseudoplatanus.
A. campestre aka Field maple. Many great cultivars of all sizes. Some, like the species, are fast growing.
A. tataricum subs ginalla aka Amur maple. Strong, bushy, takes wind well, totally undemanding. Great fall color, red samaras in summer against dark green, fast growing.
I'm sure there are other choices, that's what springs to mind.
HTH,
-E
P.S. Elms do grow fast and have nice yellow fall color. I don't have any chinese elm, but at least here in France you can now get a dutch elm disease resistant variety called Ulmus procera Resista or just Ulmus resista. I have two of these that are growing very well, and fast too.
Emilie- Thanks for the warning on Silver Maple. . .I have the feeling you've stopped me from a world of hurt. I'll take a look at Trident Maples instead.
poor landscaping. We were renting at the time and could not take it upon ourselves to add top soil and seed. So I would ask others before you gave up on the Silver Maple.
Such a wealth of information. Thanks ever so much. The man who mows our lawn has helped eliminate the Chickweed and now our place is looking more like a golf green w/o the dandilions.
Now our neighbors are speaking to us. LOL Actually we have lovely neighbors with pristine lawns and we would like to see our area looking nice.
On our way home from church this morning, we saw quite an elaborae setting for a bare, boring front lawn. A large area of the plastic picket fencing housed a place for a rock garden, as well as an area of small bushes and Impatience. On either side were two flowering trees. : ) Bette
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