Will a multi stem amelanchiar fit in this space?

[Towcester]

See pic. So I am extending the border and have dug up some turf.

The plan is to put a mukti stem amelanchiar in that space between the chosiya and the wooden cabin. Hoping the amelanchiar will provide height and canopy.

Bit worried now that i would have to plant really close to the Chosiya. I coukd dig that up too and move it but was hoping not to. What do you think?

By the way it would be closer to the back of that space. Just past the cabin window ideally.

Personally, I’d do a single stem Amelanchier and let it form a canopy over the Choisya

Yes, i was hooing to get the wider canopy of a multi stem but may not be doable.

Are you dead set on amelanchier? They can get to be biggish trees - it'll outgrow that space in the end, whether it's single-stem or not. Would something like a ceanothus that is a bit smaller be a possibility?

Will have a look at Ceanothus.

To give context brlow pic is kind of what i want the tree to achieve though i think the drawing exaggerates the canopy. I want the screening higher up but plan to have things like Verbena Boriensis or C Overdam long grasses below.

That will be really pretty!

I think it looks a bit tight for amelanchier, but it depends what your time-frame is - they're not so very fast-growing you couldn't enjoy one planted there for quite a long time before it risked getting a bit big, so perhaps I'm wrong to be doubtful.

Yeah, i dont know either. Do you mean it would get too big up top? I thought once it cleared the cabin (2.5 meters) i would be happy for it to get big as that is the space i want filling really (thinking 6 to 10 meters total height) but maybe it would be too big before it cleared the cabin roof which would be a problem/require lopping. Hmmmm.

I’m not sure that’s the right choice of tree for that space and would look more to a cherry blossom or similar.

That's what I was worrying about, that it'd go too far sideways. If your ideal max height is 6-10 metres you don't want the commonest amelanchier (lamackii) as it'll get bigger than that. I googled, and apparently there's a variety of canadensis called 'rainbow' that sounds like it would be smaller and more upright? www.rhs.org.uk/plants/334576/amelanchier-canadensis-rainbow/details

Ooh, yes, agree with @Joyfuljolly, a flowering cherry could be really pretty there! A nice delicate one, not the municipal-planting-scheme horrors with the pink pom-pom flowers.

I think anything you plant over that choysia is likely to make it feel unhappy in the end, unless it's very south-facing.

Thanks. I thought the Amelanchiar Lamarkii didnt get so big. 8 to 12 meters according to RHS but i though multi stems tended to be a bit less height and more width.

www.rhs.org.uk/plants/26602/amelanchier-lamarckii/details

The cherry tree idea is very nice. Maybe the shogetsu one could fit that space. Will research some other cherry species.

Thanks again

Oh, interesting - my understand was multi-stem varieties will get just as tall, but take longer to do it. I may be wrong here, sorry.

I'm sure whatever you choose will be beautiful - it's a lovely garden plan you've got.

I've got a multi stem amelanchier ballerina in a space that's a similar size. I think you can leave the choisya, they'll compete a bit so you'll have to water the amelanchier in well for the first couple of years I expect.

Mine is in it's 3rd year and is starting to get properly established. You can always prune it to do what you want it to as well...