Small tree

Elizabeth Rubbathan asked 16 years ago
We have recently had an old laburnum tree cut down from a corner of our garden. We need a replacement tree to screen a shed and house. We are in our late sixties and can’t wait twenty years for a small tree to mature. The final height of the tree should be 15-20 feet. What variety do you suggest? Should we pay out for a semi-mature tree? We don’t know how far the roots of the laburnum spread.

1 Answers

Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago
Why not plant another labunrum? It is fast-growing and will succeed in that spot.

Alternatively, try a nice maple, such as the paperbark maple, or a Magnolia soulangiana, or  Malus ‘Golden Hornet’.

All of these are quick developers.

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