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I always thought dogwood trees needed to be shaded by larger trees. Is that just in hotter climates? The people behind us have a Japanese Maple and it is beautiful.
Dogwoods will perform better as understory plantings. They can be damaged in full sun. Doesn't stop people from trying.
Dogwoods have been mentioned in here quite a bit. The power company where I used to live gives away dogwood and redbud trees every spring. The reason for these trees is they don't grow high enough to interfere with power lines. I've never planted a dogwood in the shade of another tree and they have all grown up just fine.
I wish I had pictures of some of these, but some people will plant a dogwood (white) and a redbud in the same hole. They bloom about the same time and having the white dogwood blooms and the blooms from the redbud look amazing mixed in together.
Please DO NOT plant a mimosa!
They are a serious pest plant that have wreaked havoc on ecosystems, ESPECIALLY in Virginia.
They are on the do not plant lists for the exotic pest plant councils in just about every state.
There are countless tropicalesque alternatives. Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia ) comes to mind. there are many smaller cultivars. Sweetbay magnolia. Catalpa. And there are others.
Just as a side note, if you have found a nursery in VA selling mimosa, I would ask them why they are selling this plant and I probably wouldn't shop there. Selling them is not very ethical.
Please DO NOT plant a mimosa!
They are a serious pest plant that have wreaked havoc on ecosystems, ESPECIALLY in Virginia.
They are on the do not plant lists for the exotic pest plant councils in just about every state.
There are countless tropicalesque alternatives. Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia ) comes to mind. there are many smaller cultivars. Sweetbay magnolia. Catalpa. And there are others.
Just as a side note, if you have found a nursery in VA selling mimosa, I would ask them why they are selling this plant and I probably wouldn't shop there. Selling them is not very ethical.
Catalpa trees are a messy tree as well. They grow the seed pods after the flowers finish blooming that hang down 8-12" all over it. Then they drop to the ground. The flowers are interesting in mid spring, but the rest of the tree is such a messy thing, I can't even imagine recommending it.
Catalpa trees are a messy tree as well. They grow the seed pods after the flowers finish blooming that hang down 8-12" all over it. Then they drop to the ground. The flowers are interesting in mid spring, but the rest of the tree is such a messy thing, I can't even imagine recommending it.
They may be "messy" but they aren't an invasive species that are invading natural areas and displacing native plants and reducing biodiversity.
Catalpa wouldn't be my first choice but they are tropical looking and figured that is what the OP is after.
I have such fond memories as a kid playing in the neighbor's mimosa tree for hours every day.
When we start building our home, I will be planting at least 1, along with other trees I hold dear from my childhood, so the kiddo can enjoy them as much as I did.
I have such fond memories as a kid playing in the neighbor's mimosa tree for hours every day.
When we start building our home, I will be planting at least 1, along with other trees I hold dear from my childhood, so the kiddo can enjoy them as much as I did.
Please reconsider. There are other trees that will create fond memories and I'll tell you one thing. By planting a mimosa, lord knows how many children you will be robbing of fond memories when these spread to natural areas displacing native plants, many of them rare endangered plants that support wildlife.
Why don't you plant a thornless honeylocust instead? They are very similar. Black locust is another tree that looks very much like mimosa but unlike honeylocust, these have showy flowers. They are not very good trees to have in your yard as they are prone to a host of pests and diseases but your children will never know the difference.
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