April 29, 201412 yr I don't know. I've been up close to them and they sure look like Dogwoods to me. I'm not an expert arborist, however, so I'll allow for the fact that I could be wrong. Jim Schue's School of Botany and Musical Appreciation. Now Enrolling.
April 29, 201412 yr As to Bradford Pears.....ahem.....see paragraph #2: Why All Of New York City Smells Like Sex These Days - Business Insider Edited April 29, 201412 yr by Colonels_Wear_Blue
April 29, 201412 yr Jim Schue's School of Botany and Musical Appreciation. Now Enrolling. I'm getting better at this. Four of my five house plants survived the winter in hardy fashion, which is two better than last year. One is looking rough, however …
April 29, 201412 yr Do your homework before going with Bradford Pears.....they look good for a while, but lots of drawbacks...weak wood, lots of suckers, shallow rooted, invasive, short lived, etc. A tree of the past IMO.
April 29, 201412 yr Do your homework before going with Bradford Pears.....they look good for a while, but lots of drawbacks...weak wood, lots of suckers, shallow rooted, invasive, short lived, etc. A tree of the past IMO. I agree.
April 29, 201412 yr I don't know. I've been up close to them and they sure look like Dogwoods to me. I'm not an expert arborist, however, so I'll allow for the fact that I could be wrong. A few specific things told me those trees aren't dogwoods. 1) Those trees have short, thick, and straight vertical trunks growing perpendicular to the ground. Dogwoods trunks don't really ever get any thicker than 12" - and that's somewhere around a 100 year old tree. Plus their trunks are very seldom straight or absolutely perpendicular to the ground. 2) The canopies of those trees are fairly symmetrical, rounded/ovular and full of foliage/flowers. Even if the canopies are pruned to be symmetrical, dogwoods have more of an asymmetrical spreading canopy with more sparse foliage/flowers. 3) The flower size. Bradford pear flowers are about 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter, where dogwood flowers are probably 1-1/2" to 2-1/4" in diameter. Bradford Pear Dogwood
April 29, 201412 yr Author I think I'm planting the dogwoods today along the driveway and just see what happens. I'm not out alot of $ if they don't work out and they have a year warranty.
April 29, 201412 yr Bradford's flat out stink something awful. Exactly what I was trying to say in post #17. :thumb:
May 2, 201412 yr I got a dogwood that I will be planting this weekend in my front yard which will be partially shaded in the afternoon by my house. What I am looking for is a tree that loves wet soil. I have a few low spots in my backyard that holds a fair amount of water. Any recs on a tree that will thrive in those type of soil conditions? BTW, any tips on the best place to plant a crab apple?
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