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[sholomar]

some information on oaks... when growing from an acorn, they can grow nearly as fast as maples while being strong, attractive trees in the process.

Acorns to Oaks: How to Grow Your Own Oak Trees

Can you tell I love planting trees and knowing all this stuff about tree species? Main point here... small trees will almost always catch up and surpass larger trees in height. Buy them small, 5 feet tall if you can find em that small.... certainly not 20 footers with 2 inch thick trunks. Oaks perform best planted on site from acorn.

[golfgal]

Trying to decide if we should replace our lost pine tree with another pine. We have a Fraiser (I think) next to the large one we lost. Any suggestions for a replacement. Our yard (and our neighbors) look so naked now with our 30 foot pine and their huge tree gone. The pine was on the northwest corner of our lot and gave a good wind break in the winter so something comparable would be good.

We also lost a 10 foot pine but I think I will put a maple in that spot. Not sure what to do for the other trees we lost either. We had a wonderful canopy of trees enclosing our backyard and now there are big gaps. The one tree has a smaller pine that could fill in that spot (farther back in the yard) but I don't know how large that will get. The other tree we lost was close to a neighbor's tree and they were crowding each other so we may just skip replacing that one. It's so sad.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by golfgal

Trying to decide if we should replace our lost pine tree with another pine. We have a Fraiser (I think) next to the large one we lost. Any suggestions for a replacement. Our yard (and our neighbors) look so naked now with our 30 foot pine and their huge tree gone. The pine was on the northwest corner of our lot and gave a good wind break in the winter so something comparable would be good.

We also lost a 10 foot pine but I think I will put a maple in that spot. Not sure what to do for the other trees we lost either. We had a wonderful canopy of trees enclosing our backyard and now there are big gaps. The one tree has a smaller pine that could fill in that spot (farther back in the yard) but I don't know how large that will get. The other tree we lost was close to a neighbor's tree and they were crowding each other so we may just skip replacing that one. It's so sad.

I like the White Pine and Balsam Fir. Both make good windbreaks and privacy screens.

[Mark_22]

Without a doubt I would get a Princeton Elm. They've only become available in recent years. They have the classical American Elm shape and fast growth rate but with Dutch Elm resistance. The mature ones will drop seeds, but I've never found elm seeds to be nearly as annoying as maple seeds.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

I like the White Pine and Balsam Fir. Both make good windbreaks and privacy screens.

I will really miss this tree at Christmas. We used to put up the big C9 lights in this tree. I loved how it looked .

[Globe199]

Definitely not another ash. It'll be taken down by the ash borer at some point. And based on my experience, avoid silver maple and amur maple. Both are extremely annoying trees. The silver maples grow quickly, but produce an enormous leaf and seed load. The amur maples are like weeds and the pollute the lawn.

I do like Norway maples. Oaks are nice too.

The trees in my yard that I like most are a basswood and a river birch. We also have a red elm that has been fairly well behaved, though a few limbs are debarked for some reason.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by golfgal

I will really miss this tree at Christmas. We used to put up the big C9 lights in this tree. I loved how it looked .

I'm sorry I liked the C9's quite a bit in the past, and they now come in LED format.
Do you know of a reputable tree nursery that sells those? I've always had mixed luck with planting my own trees.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

I'm sorry I liked the C9's quite a bit in the past, and they now come in LED format.
Do you know of a reputable tree nursery that sells those? I've always had mixed luck with planting my own trees.

We now have the C9 LED's. They are no where near as nice though. I was going to go back to the old fashioned ones this year.

We have a lawn guy/landscaper that is a certified arborist as well so we will have him come over and give suggestions.

[lucknow]

I recommend what I have in my front yard. A sunburst locust. I reall like the light shase it produces. I can still grow sun loving plants all around it.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by lucknow

I recommend what I have in my front yard. A sunburst locust. I reall like the light shase it produces. I can still grow sun loving plants all around it.

That is one of the trees we lost in our back yard. I liked that one too.