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Need ideas for a new tree.

19 years ago

Hello.

I am wanting to plant a tree in my front yard to replace a maple that fell a few years ago.

The spot is next to the street. The yard is 21 ft wide from driveway to driveway (14 ft of which is my yard) and 15ft from street to the treeline of a small cherry tree. It's the east facing side of the house. My house is about 20 ft tall at the peak.

I'm wanting something that has berries for the birds. The berries don't have to be edible for me. Gets around 20 ft tall. About 10-15 ft wide.

I'm having problems trying to figure out what I want to plant. Each time I think I find something I read a reason that tree might not work. I had found a Serviceberry tree that seemed to sound good. It was the Robin Hill variety. Then I saw it doesn't like dry conditions and zone 7 is it's upper limit. I'm in 7b in NC and there are frequent summer droughts.

What are some ideas of a good tree that would fit?

Thanks.

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