Ornamental tree suggestions

6 years ago

Looking for zone 6 ornamental tree suggestions to somewhat obscure my neighbor’s garage, to go in front of the rhododendron and pieris japonica. The area gets full sun. I want something that will get at most 25’ tall by 20’ wide. I’ve been considering Japanese maples - Bloodgood or Sango Kaku/Coral Bark. Most of the foliage in that border is green, so I’d love to break that up with red, purple, yellow, etc. I know Coral Bark’s leaves are green for part of the year, but my neighbor’s seems to stay more chartreuse which would work. Any other ideas? I should also mention that there is a Bracken’s Brown Beauty magnolia in the back right corner of my yard, and some very annoying Norway Maples along the back fence, in case you’re wondering what other trees are around. Thanks in advance!

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mazerolm_3a
6 years ago
I don’t know how well they do in your area, but I really like my Royalty crabapple. I’m growing a clematis on it:

Hope this helps!
Derek Hersey thanked mazerolm_3a
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
6 years ago
my usual suggestion is redbud ... sublime so early in the season .. usually the first thing to show life.. let alone flowers ... in my MI anyway ... and not one of the foo foo RBs ... they probably wont get the height you want ...

where in z6.. its rather large and diverse ... big city name ...

im not sure you will ever get the size you want out of a JM ... again.. depending how long your growing season is in your version of z6 ...

ken
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Derek Hersey
Original Author
6 years ago
@mazerolm_3a Red/purple leaf crabapples would be a good option. I also really like your idea of a clematis climbing up the tree to add even more interest in the summer. Thanks for sharing!
Derek Hersey
Original Author
6 years ago
@ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5 Redbud is a good idea. Do you have any experience with Forest Pansy? I have a Merlot redbud in my front yard but those stay smaller.

I'm in Northern New Jersey, about 20 miles away from New York City. Some say I'm in 6b, some say 7a.

Thanks for your help!
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
6 years ago
nope.. no experience with the foo foo RBs ... they are problematic in my z5 MI ... you see one once in a while.. but they dont flourish ...

the only problem that i had with crabs.. was their proclivity to send up suckers at the base after a bout 10 years ... you would have to try to find ones that dont do that .. or move in about 7 years.. lol ...

dont get confused and compare to red leafed plums ... just dont.. stay away from those .. black knot ..

ken
indianagardengirl
6 years ago
Won’t have the colored foliage, but what about Heptacodium miconoides (Seven Son flower). Really pretty, nice bark, fall flowering.