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Subject : small interesting tree..
01/28/2021 11:34:10 AM
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| Madeline Forsyth |
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Location: Gresham |
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Looking for something to place in a garden bed, (so nothing with a dense root system), that has multi-season interest. We're taking out a crab apple that is requiring too much pruning to keep in check. |
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Last Edited On: 01/29/2021 08:12:21 PM By Madeline Forsyth |
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My garden is nearly 1/4 acre city lot, filled with whatever I can jam in! |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/08/2021 09:39:03 PM
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| Martha Thompson |
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Hello! Have you considered enkianthus? |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/10/2021 12:35:28 PM
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| Stacey Schubert |
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I just planted an enkianthus, so obviously think that might be a good candidate. I've also been eyeing dwarf ginko trees, but cannot speak to their root systems. Another thought is a very vertical crepe myrtle. If you want something fruiting, I planted a dwarf plum tree from Portland Nursery last year, with 4-5 plum varieties grafted onto good root stock. It didn't fruit last year, I think I planted it in April or so, but it's waking up nicely this year and the roots seem well-behaved. |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/12/2021 11:35:21 AM
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| Megan Hughes |
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Hard to beat Styrax japonica. Or Acer circinatum “Pacific Fire”. Or Cornus alba “ivory Halo”. And I’m partial to our native Rhamnus purshiana, Chittim or cascara buckthorn. It’s tall and narrow, a host plant for swallowtail butterflies and numerous moths. Plus food for birds. I would call it refined and subtle rather than remarkable. |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/13/2021 11:23:11 AM
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| Bruce Wakefield |
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Posts: 20
Location: NW Multnomah County, Oregon (near Portland) |
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You might consider a Stewartia, too. Not only does it have good flowers in the summer, the bark is beautiful, and the leaves are small enough that some people don't bother raking them in the fall. There are also some very nice variegated dogwoods such as Cornus kousa 'Summer Fun'. Some new cultivars of redbud (Cercis canadensis) are also coming available - such as "Flame Thrower". |
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A plant collector who gardens on nearly two acres on a hillside. |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/16/2021 12:08:40 PM
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| Jeanne Keyes |
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Location: SE Portland |
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Nice selection of small trees. Looks like I might have some room for a couple of new small trees like Cercis. Thank you ice and snowstorm! What do you think of Cercis occidentalis vs. Cercis canadensis? |
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Jeanne is an HPSO board member. She gardens in SE Portland. |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/19/2021 04:05:01 PM
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| Madeline Forsyth |
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Location: Gresham |
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Thanks for all your suggestions! Will check them out and let you know what we plant later this year! |
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My garden is nearly 1/4 acre city lot, filled with whatever I can jam in! |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
02/22/2021 07:15:37 AM
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| Zoe Nielsen |
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I really like Cercis x. 'Merlot'. It has great burgundy foliage and is more drought and heat tolerant than most. |
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Zoe is a member of the HPSO board and coordinates the Columbia Gorge Interest Group. She gardens in White Salmon, WA, with deer and minimal supplemental water. |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
03/02/2021 12:34:00 AM
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| Beth Winter |
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Location: Beavercreek |
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Zoe (et al!), Norm Jacobs of Arbutus Garden Arts sold me a Cercis x ‘Merlot’ a couple years ago and told me Merlot is a wonderful alternative to Forest Pansy, which we all know can be problematic here. I look forward to seeing it at maturity. I love all redbuds, but the ice storm broke my heart by shattering my Cercis ‘Rising Sun’, one of the most beautiful small trees one can grow. I bought the tree during the Salem Hardy Plant Study Weekend and have been nurturing it ever since. I probably shed more tears over that tree than any other storm damage I incurred (which was extensive). I will definitely search for another. |
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Beth is an HPSO Board vice president and gardens on six acres in the rolling hills nine miles southeast of Oregon City. Her two-acre garden encompasses everything from deep shade to full sun and allows her to indulge her passion for rare and unusual plants. |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
03/11/2021 08:40:03 PM
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| Phillip Oliver |
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The weeping redbuds are also very interesting. I have 'Ruby Falls' and love it. Also, I love the Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginicus). It is rarely seen here but a very beautiful and outstanding small tree (or at least it was in the southeast). |
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Subject : Re:small interesting tree..
10/22/2021 03:13:49 PM
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| Betsy Deich |
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Heptacodium microbiodes- winter bark interest, summer fragrant flowers, followed by colorful brackets in the fall (pink). Bees love it & easy to prune. |
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