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Old 02-26-2009, 07:17 AM
 
Location: S.A.
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Does anyone know if Japenese Maples will do well in San Antonio? How about Dogwoods?

I want to plant like 2 trees in my yard but having difficulty finding trees I like that will do well here.
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Old 02-26-2009, 07:54 AM
 
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This is a great site that helps you select the best tree for your area:

Texas Tree Selector
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Old 02-26-2009, 07:56 AM
 
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It sounds like you are looking for a smallish decorative tree. You may want to try mountain laurels, from what I've seen they seem to be the most popular tree to serve this purpose. They really are beautiful trees.
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Old 02-26-2009, 08:21 AM
 
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Thanks for the link, it is helpful.

Mountain Laurel is a shrub, think there is enough of those around here...
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Old 02-26-2009, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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You're right - the mountain laurel in front of my house might be 15ft tall. It's a shrub. But it makes the place smell nice right now because it grew these huge purple flowers.
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Old 02-26-2009, 09:02 AM
 
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You're right - the mountain laurel in front of my house might be 15ft tall. It's a shrub. But it makes the place smell nice right now because it grew these huge purple flowers.

cool, I love the smell but definately looking at trees, want a place to put certain other plants under..
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Old 02-26-2009, 09:14 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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You're right - the mountain laurel in front of my house might be 15ft tall. It's a shrub. But it makes the place smell nice right now because it grew these huge purple flowers.
How old do they have to be before they flower? I put in some last year about 3 feet tall. Nothing yet.
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Old 02-26-2009, 11:11 AM
 
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How old do they have to be before they flower? I put in some last year about 3 feet tall. Nothing yet.
This is my ml's 2nd year--and there are about 6 grape kool-aid smellin' buds right now! It's adorable! I would say it's maybe 3 feet tall.
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Old 02-26-2009, 11:23 AM
 
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Mountain Laurels are awesome and about to be in full bloom. I was so excited to see some blossoms this week! To the OP...they are just more slow growing so it seems like they are "shrubs"....but they definitely do get to tree heights. If you drive around some of the older neighborhoods you can see some incredible very large Mountain Laurels.

Ornamental Pears are faster growing and are beautiful when blossoming....but they only bloom for a week or so.

Crepe Myrtles do well in South Texas' hot and dry climate. They also are slower to grow, but are stay beautiful through most of the summer....unless we get too much rain.

Also Bougainvillas can grow to enormous heights and bloom throughout the summer. The downer are the thorns....but there is a thorn-less variety. Not sure where to get them.
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Old 02-26-2009, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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How old do they have to be before they flower? I put in some last year about 3 feet tall. Nothing yet.
I think this one is 16 - quite big for its species I hear. The flowers showed up within the last week or so and they're all over the place. I don't do anything with it - it seems happy enough just to be left alone.
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