I just recently took down a very large cedar tree in my backyard and we need to plant a replacement tree that follows city of vancouver bylaws. we have a small backyard and would prefer something that grows slowly and not super large and doesn't flower. We want to stay away from those large maples & evergreen trees. We have been looking at the katsura. Would that be a good idea? Or are there any other suggestions? Thanks
toughy. No lrg.maples,no flowers,no evergreens. If you like Katsura go for it, maybe Cercidiphllum japonicum 'pendula' if you don't want it for flowers or leaves what about for bark. Acer griseum or Acer capillipes other ideas. Ginko biloba Corylus avellana 'contorata' Hamamelis mollis Betula utilis Betula pendula Acer japonicum Styrax japonica ( it flowers ) Malus sp. Nyssa sylvatica Cotinus coggygria to name a few.
Katsura Ginkgo Betula Nyssa grow over 60' tall. The rest listed are flowering trees. The weeping Katsura is not so large. That might work. Otherwise maybe one of the hundreds of kinds of Acer palmatum, in all different sizes and colors. Flowers tiny on that one.
All trees flower and they said Super Large. When I hear super large I think Sequoia or Fagus or Cedrus or Super lrg. Japanese Maple? really? ever try thinking outside the box?
I suggest a Paulownia (empress tree), heh heh:) How about a mulberry? I have a morus nigra that I quite like, and it doesn't have noticable flowers. Most grow to 35 feet tall and wide, but Black Beauty is smaller at 15 feet. It does attract birds though which love its fruit. People like the fruit too, but it can stain your fingers beet red although it washes off easily.
Yeah Paulownia, lol " it's a small quaint tree" Mulberry's are nice ( Morus alba 'pendula') very nice.
If flower litter is a concern fruits of fruiting mulberry would be sure to aggravate. A fruitless form of weeping mulberry would not present this problem.
thanks for all the suggestions!! I think we are interested in the Katsura, does anyone know where a good place is to buy it? We have been looking into the TYK? nursery in Richmond near the auto mall. Is that a good place? Thanks!
