Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: what do you suggest for "grove" trees?, 1 by growin

growin wrote:
Hi billr, a few suggestions for the drier area are Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest' which has strong yellow color, good drought resistance and almost "cake-layered" 90 degree growth. It has become more available recently and seems pretty hardy. The other suggestion are Eucalyptus dalrympleana, E. pauciflora ssp. niphophila and E. neglect, all of which take 8a. If you can find Glyptostrobus pensilis, which is the Asian equivelent to Taxodium, it grows in wet soils and has the same nice feathery foliage and seems quite hardy. Take a look at PF for Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Caucasian Wing Nut) which produces a large deciduous tree that suits a meadow and tolerates waterlogging. In my opinion it looks kinda tropical but not out-of-place in a meadow. There is some uncommon plants available from Cistus Nursery, not far away: http://www.cistus.com/ and from Colvos Creek Nursery: http://www.colvoscreeknursery.com/ I have other ideas but these might be a start.

Pterocarya fraxinifolia in the pic