![]() Some rhododendrons will eventually get to that size.Īlso personally, I just love foliage compared to flowers (interest for 3 seasons, vs. ![]() #Cornus mas new haven fullThey also like full sun, which being on the southwest side of the tree may or may not get depending on the canopy.įor that size, you might want to look up flowering shrubs - a lot can be pruned to a tree shape if that is important. alpinum 'Pendulum? Nice flowers, but probably not the most interesting the rest of the year - and not 'airy'. There is Cornus alternifolia (up to 20ft), cornus mas (16-26ft), but these aren't really known for their flowers. (book is going back to the library right after this!) In "Trees for the Small Garden" by Simon Toomer, there isn't a lot that is that small and flowering. I have no idea if they are good for your zone though. sieboldii is the smaller of the two I think. ![]() I am considering magnolia sieboldii or magnolia wilsonii myself. I'm researching for small trees to add to my yard as well. Hmm, have you gone to the nursery to see what they suggest? They probably are a lot more familiar with what choices would be available to you. I was reading elsewhere on this site about people having silverbells that never bloomed and then started to die from the leader down. Then there is the problem of trying to find someplace in BC to buy any of these trees and shrubs. ![]() Would the shape of the bush be worth it even if it only bloomed occasionally? Would it bloom in the Kootenays? Only thing is would it be too late in the year? One reference I read said October/November. I like the heptacodium being a shrub, fragrant and blooming late in the year. I have considered cornus mas, lindera, buttercup hazel. I have a weakness for Japanese maples and have several. I have had no luck with Viburnum Maresii or the Kousa dogwood, they both stalled and eventually died. I have four ancient apple trees whose blossoms I love as well as the apples they provide so I was looking for a small graceful flowering tree or shrub. I have two Montmorency sour cherry trees with white blossoms so was attracted to the subtle pink. The photos I saw on line at US Garden sites were a delicate pink, though they did mention that Pink Chimes was an improvement on Styrax Japonicus Rosea - no photo though. I will definitely ask at Van Dusen to have a look at the trees. If you'd like to get a similar appearance to a Japanese cherry new kinds of dwarf flowering crabapples are in production. If you want a short one look for the 'Carillon' cultivar. Like silverbell Styrax japonicus also produces some comparatively short and squat specimens but can sometimes be as much as 50' tall, as is one in Seattle (measured 49' high in 1990). In Trees of Seattle - Second Edition the same author lists one over 62' tall for the Washington Park Arboretum (as well as others of lesser stature in various locations). Jacobson ( North American Landscape Trees) reports that one in PA was 95' tall in 1980. And be mindful that although variable in this respect silverbell produces a tall tree when and where it reaches full development. However, there may be other clones on the market - be sure to view in flower before purchasing. It flowers in late summer and resembles crape myrtle or a panicle hydrangea ( Hydrangea paniculata) in general aspect at this time.Ī form of the pink silverbell seen in the collections of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle was rather dreadful in bloom due to the ruddy or murky coloring of the flowers. The first two are trees, usually growing much taller than 10' and the third a large bush. My garden is at about 2000 feet, not much wind, hot days, cool nights, lots of snow cover, rarely gets below -23C, more like -15C as the coldest. Also, would anyone know where I might purchase one of them?Īs always in BC, elevation is a factor. Is either of these fragrant? I also have been intrigued by the Heptacodium miconioides (Seven Sun Flower) as a fragrant (jasmine scented) autumn blooming small tree.ĭoes anyone know where I might see these three trees growing in Vancouver as I will be there the third wk in March to see the cherry blossoms. I have seen one or the other of these (I think) on the boulevard at the bus stop outside the Oak St entrance to the Van Dusen Gardens. The information I have is they are both hardy to zone 5, grow 8-10 feet in full sun to partial shade and bloom in spring, the Sytrax pulling ahead as it was described as a delicate, graceful tree with wide spreading branches. ![]() I would like to have some input on the suitability of the Mtn Silverbell (Halesia monticola 'Rosea" versus the Japanese Snowbell (Styrax Japonica 'Rosea') as a small graceful tree in my garden - a substitute Japanese Cherry. ![]()
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