bbrookrd wrote:
Robindog, I like the purple leafed birch idea, but it might not be as good with the red leafed Japanese maple that is planted near by as a green one. I also have a dwarf river birch planted behind the bench which is a Betula nigra Fox Valley which will get maybe 10-12 feet high. So I think if I went with a red leafed birch it would good to get the taller multi-stemmed Betula 'Crimson Frost' or one called B. Royal Frost, however maybe I should look for a weeping Birch of some sort.. Love birch.
Wha, The maple is Acer palmatum var. dissectum Inaba Shidare. On my list of wants for a long time has been a white red bud, maybe Cercis chinensis 'Shirobana' or Cercis canadensis 'texensis' BUT I failed to mention that my needed tree should be not anything loved by the deer. Dang. I think the Bald Cypress would get eaten here too. Below is a photo of the A. Inaba Shirdare with one of my favorite Narcissus called N. Sherborne.
IrisMa, I already have several smoke bushes, Cotinus, which I love in other parts of the yard so I think I will look for another genus.
Sofonisba, I had to move the rhododendron to behind the deer fence as they ate them down to nearly nothing, same with the azaleas. grrrrrrrrrrrr.
I could go with a Alberta Spruce to give the endless stream a nice vertical of green to decorate with Xmas lights during the winter. Or better still a Picea omorika ’Pendula’ (Weeping Serbian Spruce). Any one grow a weeping spruce?
Here is Rutgers list of deer damaged trees. Thanks for all the good ideas, juices are flowing. Patti
Quoting:Rarely Damaged - Trees
Latin Name Common Name
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
Betula nigra River Birch
*Betula papyrifera Paper Birch good choice
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura Tree
NO****Ilex opaca American Holly (THEY EAT OURS)
Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Pinus resinosa Red Pine
Pinus rigida Pitch Pine
Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Black Pine
Quoting:Seldom Severely Damaged - Trees
Latin Name Common Name
Acer griseurn Paperbark Maple
* Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Maybe a big one!!!
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Aesculus x carnea Ruby Horsechestnut
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
*Amelanchier canadensis Shadbush Good choice
Amelanchier laevis Allegheny Serviceberry
Betula albo-sinensis Chinese Paper Birch
Betula jacquemontii Himalayan Birch
Betula lutea Yellow Birch
Betula pendula European White Birch
Chaenomeles speciosa Common Flowering Quince
Chamaecyparis pisifera Japanese Falsecypress
Chionanthus retusus Chinese Fringe Tree
Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood
Crataegus laevigata English Hawthorn
Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar
Fagus sylvatica European Beech
Fraximus pennsylvanica Green Ash
Fraxinus excelsior European Ash
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust
Ilex x aquipernyi Dragon Lady, San Jose Holly
*Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY
Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenrain Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
*Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood MAYBE
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood
Picea abies Norway Spruce
Picea glauca White Spruce
****Picea omorika Serbian Spruce COULD BE A GOOD CHOICE
Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce
Pinus densiflora Japanese Red Pine
Pinus nigra Austrian Pine
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir
Salix matsudana tortuosa Corkscrew Willow
Sassafras albidurn Common Sassafras
Quoting:Occasionally Severely Damaged - Trees Latin Name Common Name
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
Abies concolor White Fir
Abies fraseri Fraser Fir
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Aesculus hippocastanum Common Horsechestnut
Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud
Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar
Chionanthus virginicus White Fringe Tree
Cornus alternifolia Alternate-Leaved Dogwood
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry
Cupressocyparis leyandii Leyland Cypress
Ilex pernyi Pernyi Holly
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie Stevens Holly
Larix decidua European Larch
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Malus sp. Apples
Prunus avium Sweet Cherry
Pyrus calleryana Callery Pear
Pyrus communis Common Pear
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
Robinia pseudoacia Black Locust
Salix sp. (1) Willows
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
Thuja plicata Western Arborvitae
Tilia americana Basswood
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana Carolina Hemlock
