What's a good small tree to replace's HOs trees with?

ForTheAction

Hey, how are you doing? I'm not in here very often.

I figured I'd get a good answer from this forum over AS since Australia has the same climate as San Diego, CA.

My clients are getting rid of some trees, and want them replaced. They don't want much height. They have to give good shade, and they must be evergreen. No ficus or Magnolia.

Any advice?

Brent Ferris

Soil type? site? height of trees wanted? fruit can tolerate? how much room is there, what kind of trees are presently there? Need more info and pics of site would help a lot.

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ForTheAction

Soil type? It's got a lot of gardener's dirt and it's watered well. It's good stuff, and the grass that grows all around the small site is in great condition.

Height of trees wanted? 5-7m

Fruit can tolerate? Too much shedding is bad. They prefer low maintenance.

How much room is there? It's about 10m x 10m in between the house and side walk.

What kind of trees are presently there? Ficus and Magnolia.

Also they would prefer an evergreen. Evergreen = low maintenance

Brent Ferris

It is not quite true that evergreens have low maintenance - most conifers drop needles 1x sometimes 2x per year, plus cones. An evergreen like a Taxus sp (Yews), or maybe Thuja occidentalis or T. orientalis (White cedar or Oriental Cedar). You might also consider one of the evergreen deciduous species like Euonymus alatus (Winged Euonymus or Burning Bush). All will grow in zone 7. The Thuja will exceed 7 m, so trimming is necessary to keep it to a given height,

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ForTheAction

That's an interesting one, but it's not going to be tree enough for them.

Brent Ferris

Which is not going to be tree enough? You must understand, that a tree that quickly reaches 5-7 metres does so, because it doesn't stop there, but keeps growing for the sky. My suggestions take longer to get there, but the request was for minimal maintenance. I don't see too many people over 2 1/2 metres tall, so the privacy must be for a neighbour's upper storeys? 7 metres is only 20 feet, and in the tree world, trees aren't considered trees until they are 30 feet or more in height, - So are you looking for tall shrubs, or trees?

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ForTheAction

Thanks

KevinE

Soil type = acidic, neutral, or alkaline + is it sand, loam, clay or heavy clay. Knowing which soil type makes a huge impact on which trees would thrive there IMO. As would knowledge of the site, is it elevated? depressed? is there paving in the area? are there services close by? (basically what treeshaveneeds already asked lol!)

Paul Toivonen

Loquat, Eriobotrya japonica is a personal favourite.