Hello,
which trees do you have in your garden that have become particularly dear to you, and which types annoy you?
For example, someone told me they have a foreign oak species and don’t know what to do with the leaves because they don’t compost well. I wouldn’t have thought of that.
Does hawthorn really smell unpleasant when it blooms?
I’m considering a rowan tree, but maybe someone can tell me if the berries drop over several months and make paths very dirty. Or do the birds eat all the berries before they can fall?
Is it more convenient if a tree loses all its leaves quickly within a few days (like a maple), or if it holds onto withered leaves throughout the winter (like an oak)?
So, I’m interested in all your experiences with trees.
Thanks and best regards
which trees do you have in your garden that have become particularly dear to you, and which types annoy you?
For example, someone told me they have a foreign oak species and don’t know what to do with the leaves because they don’t compost well. I wouldn’t have thought of that.
Does hawthorn really smell unpleasant when it blooms?
I’m considering a rowan tree, but maybe someone can tell me if the berries drop over several months and make paths very dirty. Or do the birds eat all the berries before they can fall?
Is it more convenient if a tree loses all its leaves quickly within a few days (like a maple), or if it holds onto withered leaves throughout the winter (like an oak)?
So, I’m interested in all your experiences with trees.
Thanks and best regards
EveundGerd8 Feb 2015 12:11This morning, I showed my husband the two types of pear trees in the pictures and said: Look how beautiful they are!
His comment: I don’t care what you plant, the lawn tractor must have enough room.
Shortly after, a quiet murmur: I like it.
The tip was really great. Thank you, Yvonne!
His comment: I don’t care what you plant, the lawn tractor must have enough room.
Shortly after, a quiet murmur: I like it.
The tip was really great. Thank you, Yvonne!
EveundGerd8 Feb 2015 12:16willWohnen schrieb:
Does anyone have a trellis on their house wall? It’s traditionally done with fruit trees.We won’t be installing a trellis on our house!
The plaster, the mess, the crawling insects... No way. Why use a trellis for fruit trees? I’m familiar with it for grapevines. Ours had one from the previous owner on the old house’s shed. The plaster was badly damaged because of it. Fruit trees don’t need a trellis unless you’re actually growing espalier fruit. Alternatively, there are columnar fruit trees for small gardens.
Personally, I find those better than putting up a trellis.
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willWohnen8 Feb 2015 21:50A properly mounted trellis actually doesn’t cause any damage to the plaster, or at least I don’t see how it could. It’s just a wooden lattice that is hung on a few wall anchors. Of course, grapevines have those tendrils, and they can push into cracks in the plaster or under roof tiles and cause damage. Fruit trees don’t do that. With a trellis, it’s not really about the yield for me; I think a well-maintained trellis enhances the appearance of the house.
Also remember that some trees prefer certain soil types more or less. We have a large, approximately 60-year-old copper beech (a mutation of the common European beech) in the front yard. Our soil is very sandy and dry. The tree doesn’t like that at all and is experiencing significant drought stress, which is harmful to it. Since we really like the tree, we will now provide it with additional watering. But that will be a different topic.
We have a 700 sqm (7,535 sq ft) plot with about 20 oak trees, various conifers, birches, maples, lilacs, pussy willows (great for bees!), a row of trembling aspens to the south, a row of hornbeams to the north, and more. Every year, I plant several additional trees. I already have cherry, apple, two walnut trees, a hazelnut tree, two firs, serviceberry, winter cherry, and so on. The property is basically a forest, with trees growing close together. I can’t understand those bare new building plots. When I look outside, I want to see nothing but green. When my younger trees have grown enough, a few less useful ones will be removed, but only the smaller ones. A large old tree can’t be replaced within a human lifetime.
More chestnut oaks, hazelnut trees, and a few more walnut trees are still to come. My squirrels are hungry, and the winter visitors are especially costly (25 kg (55 lbs) of walnuts can disappear quickly). I also love my oak trees; I have both sessile and pedunculate oaks.
By the way, the hawthorn smells wonderful and does not stink at all!
Although this might be a lot of trees, they do not really block each other’s light. The slope is so steep that they grow almost like terraces, and they don’t shade my photovoltaic system.
On the plus side, we don’t have a lawn—so no mowing required.
If you want a very fast-growing, beautiful tree with blue flowers, definitely consider the Paulownia. That would be something different!
More chestnut oaks, hazelnut trees, and a few more walnut trees are still to come. My squirrels are hungry, and the winter visitors are especially costly (25 kg (55 lbs) of walnuts can disappear quickly). I also love my oak trees; I have both sessile and pedunculate oaks.
By the way, the hawthorn smells wonderful and does not stink at all!
Although this might be a lot of trees, they do not really block each other’s light. The slope is so steep that they grow almost like terraces, and they don’t shade my photovoltaic system.
On the plus side, we don’t have a lawn—so no mowing required.
If you want a very fast-growing, beautiful tree with blue flowers, definitely consider the Paulownia. That would be something different!
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