I would like some help with choosing a new tree to plant in my front yard. A beautiful birch tree died of old age and I have a corner space. I live in Massachusetts, zone 6, on a street with large and mature trees around. This makes the location mostly shade, maybe 2-3 hours of full sun, and another 3 hours of filtered light.
I’m looking for a column shape tree, like an Italian Cypress (which needs full sun, so I can’t have that). My house has a somewhat Mediterranean look in the front, and a tall thin evergreen would look beautiful. But we’re not in a Mediterranean climate, so I’m having a hard time finding a tree to look like that but be happy here. All tujas (arborvitae) I checked seem to like full or partial sun. I’d like the tree to look happy and dense, not brown and leggy. The junipers seem to thrive around here, but I can't find one in column form...
The new tree will go in the corner of our very small front yard, with polite neighbors on both sides: a rhododendron which I keep trimmed and compact at about 7-8 feet, and an evergreen shrub, also well fed and trimmed at 5-6 feet. The space at the base may be 8-10 feet, but I’d prefer a tree with maximum 5-7 feet diameter base, with a straight upward growth.
Could anybody suggest a good tree for me?
-zone 6
-mostly shade
-column or conic shape
-adult height 12-30ft
-diam at base 5-7 ft
Thank you all!
I’m looking for a column shape tree, like an Italian Cypress (which needs full sun, so I can’t have that). My house has a somewhat Mediterranean look in the front, and a tall thin evergreen would look beautiful. But we’re not in a Mediterranean climate, so I’m having a hard time finding a tree to look like that but be happy here. All tujas (arborvitae) I checked seem to like full or partial sun. I’d like the tree to look happy and dense, not brown and leggy. The junipers seem to thrive around here, but I can't find one in column form...
The new tree will go in the corner of our very small front yard, with polite neighbors on both sides: a rhododendron which I keep trimmed and compact at about 7-8 feet, and an evergreen shrub, also well fed and trimmed at 5-6 feet. The space at the base may be 8-10 feet, but I’d prefer a tree with maximum 5-7 feet diameter base, with a straight upward growth.
Could anybody suggest a good tree for me?
-zone 6
-mostly shade
-column or conic shape
-adult height 12-30ft
-diam at base 5-7 ft
Thank you all!
