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Greetings everyone, I am looking to plant a new tree in my front yard, but am not sure what to go with. I lost my crabapple last year, and the yard looks so bare now. I would like to have a flowering tree, small to mid-sized, but a tree that doesn't fruit all that much ... a friend of mine has a white mulberry and, wowzers, the mess it makes -- the birds eat a few berries here and there, but I think the flies are the more voracious eaters. The yard is in full sun, an area about 15' x 20' and I'm in a zone 5, and I would want a pest & disease resistant tree ... any recommendations would be great!!
Plants: 58 | From: Canada | Registered: Jan 2006
| Seeded: 71.19.14.17
I love the dogwood trees and pink is my favorite. Many, many years ago when I was buying one the nurseryman told me it was a little harder to get the pink ones to grow, although but many people have been successful. Since I wasn't in the mood to be disappointed I bought and planted a white one and it is beautiful! I'm in zone 5 too! Hope this helps.
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| Seeded: 199.217.139.131
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Last spring I planted a Serviceberry tree in my front yard. As a matter of fact it is blooming as we speak. Also, it produces berries the birds love. A word of caution: Be sure you purchase a tree because I also have a multi-stemmed Serviceberry Bush in my backyard. It blooms also and produces berries for the birds. I am in Zone 6.
Plants: 62 | From: Frankfort, KY | Registered: Oct 2003
| Seeded: 64.12.117.7
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I'm with Patches, I love, love, love flowering dogwoods, white, I've been wanting a Korean Dogwood (cornus kousa) for so long, but they are expensive, I want to start with a good sized one.
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yes, dogwoods are beautiful. i've got a penchant for weeping cherry, tho (and not enough room for one).
i took a look at the flowering plum that bill posted a link to...wow! i think that's my new fav! (still don't have anywhere to put a tree tho - either the water pipes or the overhead electric/phone/cable lines are in the way)
Seeded: 68.84.225.191
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A Mountain Ash is a wonderful shade tree which produces red berries that stay on the tree, which the birds love! It grows rather quickly and will start producing fruit in a couple of years
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Flowering crabs are incredibly beautiful and do not produce fruit.
Also, flowering almond are spectacular, but have a shorter bloom season.
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Many, many years ago when I was buying one the nurseryman told me it was a little harder to get the pink ones to grow, although but many people have been successful. Since I wasn't in the mood to be disappointed ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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