Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Small tree suggestions, 1 by passiflora_pink

passiflora_pink wrote:
I've got 3 fringe trees; one of them bloomed for me the first time this year. They are slow growing here, too. What surprised me was the nice fragrance of the "fringes". I also have witch hazels...planted April 2002 as tiny things ordered from Musser Forests; they are from 4 to 6 feet tall now but haven't bloomed yet. I put in 3 service berries at the same time and they are up to 7 feet tall but haven't bloomed. They are supposed to be one of the earliest trees to bloom in spring and have fruits for wildlilfe.

I planted Purple Smoke trees that are very pretty; the blooms and the foliage. One of my prettiest trees this spring was a fothergilla that I planted in 2002; It started blooming last year and was gorgeous this spring, and the blooms smell like honey. I don't know how they do in Oregon.

Here's a pic I took of a mature Purple Smoke growing in nearby Birmingham: (I took it with my cell phone camera so it's not hi-resolution)