Who’s planting trees this autumn

[Deereamer]

Hi all,

Is anyone planning on planting tree’s this autumn? What are you planting?

I’ve just ordered a forest pansy for the back of my garden (to fill a gap caused by a neighbour trimming a tree). I also have a false acacia which needs replacing so looking for ideas.

Acers are the obvious trees for small gardens. Although check the variety because some get big. Rowans are nice - Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink Pagoda’ is gorgeous.

Potted lollipop trees you could have include bay, Viburnum tinus, box, olive. They are thirsty in pots though and need plenty of watering (except olives).

Ooh and Callistemon if it’s a sheltered, sunny spot.

A note about liquidambar, they have extremely wide and invasive roots. They grow very tall, very quickly, or at least they do in Melbourne, and are regarded as a weed in some places.

They are so very beautiful though, with the autumn foliage, and for reasons I can't fathom, don't all turn at once, so the display is long-lived. I go up the street, every autumn sweeping up the leaves for leaf mold.

Have 7 acres. Planning to plant dozens of ash trees.

Hoping to plant a crab apple. The soil is clay and a small garden but quite sparse and I think it may add interest and soften the corner edges.
Happy if anyone has any other suggestions for a smallish pretty tree that likes clay
Where do you all buy your trees?

Try a medlar.

Very pretty, smallish and underrated.

Ohh thanks I will look that one up

I bought a Rowan from mail order trees last year that I was really pleased with! It’s only been in a year and is already growing well.

Thank you

If you're planning to plant native trees, try habitat aid. They have some beautiful trees, hedges etc and we've had great success with silver birch, Rowan, white beam and various hedging so far from them.

Sorry native if you're in the UK!

Me! Have just ordered an Amelanchier after much agonising! Should arrive in a few weeks. It's replacing an apple tree so I'll need for the fruits on that to ripen before I can plant it.

I'm thinking about planting another tree, it would have to be small. I'm leaning towards a Rowan. I need it to grow in shade and not get taller than around 4 metres, and not wider than 2/3 metres. How big do Rowans get?

In partial shade, not full,shade.

In our last garden that was tiny we had an espalier cherry and victoria plum plus a 'normal' eating apple (katy) and rowan.

In our current garden we already have an apple and plum but I want a pear and a cherry in the back and a rowan in the front garden. I wanted to plant them last autumn then didn't get round to ordering bare root plants. Maybe this year.