Evergreen Shade Tree

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poodlelady Palo Alto, CA Nov 28, 2008

Help,

Does anyone know of an evergreen shade tree that grows around 11' tall (they can prune it). I haven't been able to find anything that fits the bill. I live in zone 9b.

Thank you,

Diana

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 28, 2008

Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) is a very nice choice, it's beautiful and also a CA native. But it doesn't like much summer water, so if you've got it in an area that has a lawn or garden beds that you irrigate frequently then I wouldn't recommend it. There are also a number of things that can either be large shrubs or small trees depending on how you prune them--Senna bicapsularis is a personal favorite of mine, it has gorgeous yellow blooms in late fall/winter so it gives you some color during a time when not much else is blooming. I have both the straight species with bright yellow flowers and the cultivar 'Worley's Butter Creme' which has creamy colored flowers. Photinia x fraseri is a more commonly grown one that will also get to that height. Or you might see if there's a cultivar of Arbutus unedo that could be kept in that height range.

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DaleTheGardener Tampa, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 28, 2008

Another native to consider is manzanita, not easy to find but they are beautiful.

Acacia baileyana purpurea is fast growing and well behaved, needs little summer water once established.

Callistemon is easy, fast and takes to pruning well.

Citrus, great flowers and fruit to boot. Citrus can even be topiary>

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Darlacooper Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 12, 2008

Dale I really love that picture! I have a couple of Citrus trees that are still very tiny. I think I am going to try and train them into something like that.

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