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  • Not exactly a flower, but a tree........

    OH fancies a weeping willow in the corner of our new garden. Trouble is, I hate those little dwarf tpes which grow maybe 8 foot high and look so 'false'. and a full size weeping willow will take too long to grow and cast too much shade.
    What I need is an intermediate weeping willow, maybe attaining 20 foot high and quick growing!

    Any ideas?
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper



  • #2
    What about a Weeping Birch? We have one in the back garden and it's lovely, has got to over 10ft in 10 years?

    tree-shop.co.uk - Weeping Birch tree
    Last edited by SarzWix; 31-08-2010, 06:38 PM.

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    • #3
      Or a weeping hazel tree - corylus pendula - small tree and the bonus of providing hazel nuts too! Delicious.
      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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      • #4
        I'd go with Birch too. A willow will send out enormously long roots, and, unless your garden is very long, the roots will reach, and probably undermine, your foundations!
        Last edited by Glutton4...; 31-08-2010, 06:42 PM.
        All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
        Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
          I'd go with Birch too. A willow will send out enormously long roots, and, unless your garden is very long, the roots will reach, and probably undermine, your foundations!
          38 metres!
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Originally posted by Snadger View Post
            38 metres!
            Other buildings?
            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
              Other buildings?
              Nope!

              The tree will be planted in the corner of the garden well away from any buildings or drains. After watching 'Help, my house is falling down around me' last night, I wouldn't have it any other way!
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • #8
                I've got a twisted hazel in a big pot, it's just the right size for our little garden (2m). A friend has the same thing planted in the ground, and it's bigger than his house
                All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                • #9
                  A full sized weeping willow will find your drains - and b*gger them up. We had one at the corner of the school I worked at - and it cobbled up the kitchen drains - probably about that distance away. They came to unblock them and found a huge mass of roots in the drain. Cleared it away and the same happened a couple of years later. The tree had to go.
                  I'd definitely go for a weeping something-else.
                  Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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                  • #10
                    How about a Golden Weeping Willow? It says it grows to about 8m high, 7m wide after 20 years but not sure if that means it would grow too slowly for you?
                    Salix 'Chrysocoma' (Golden Weeping Willow Tree) Buy Willow Trees Online
                    Last edited by SueA; 01-09-2010, 02:56 PM.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SueA View Post
                      How about a Golden Weeping Willow? It says it grows to about 8m high, 7m wide after 20 years but not sure if that means it would grow too slowly for you?
                      Salix 'Chrysocoma' (Golden Weeping Willow Tree) Buy Willow Trees Online
                      Hmmmmm. Like it! Don't expect 'instant' but 20 years will take me past my '3 score years and 10'.

                      Deffo a possibility tho......thanks SueA!
                      My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                      Diversify & prosper


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