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lili
Joined: 17 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:14 am Post subject: types of trees suggestions needed for project |
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I am wanting to plant trees in fairly small enclosed boxes - probably something like 3 feet x 3 feet. I'm hoping that someone can help me with refering types of trees that can handle being planted in this manner, in which their roots will not be able to spread. Ideally, the trees should be quite tall, about 8-10 feet or so, fairly bushy with some kind of trunk - almost a generic looking tree.
Can anyone help to point me in the right direction?
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Donald
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:49 am Post subject: |
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Try the dwarf evergreen or conifer type tree, they stay GREEN all year round....and just lovely this time of the year..... Generic? only when you flock them and add those little white lights 
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LandArch
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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The Alberta Spruce shown in the photo above are a good choice. If you don't need or want an evergreen, look at Flowering Dogwood or Columnar Crabapple trees (single trunk trees). A Paperbark Maple tree (great peeling bark - multi-stem tree) would do well also. You could even do Amelanchier (nice gray bark - multi-stem tree) or River Birch (has nice peeling bark - multi-stem tree) are larger alternatives. We have used all of these trees in planters with success. You'll find that they wll stay smaller (the Birch for example can get 20+ feet tall if planted in the ground) will stay smaller in a container. If you don't need trees, you can use taller shrubs like Winterberry Holly (amazing red berries in the winter) or Viburnum Carlesii which has fragrent white flowers. There are a lot more plants (shurbs especially) that can be used.
Hope this helped some.
-LA
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