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bobharvey <robertharvey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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|> On 5 Jul, 19:56, Blairadamwitch <Blairadamwitch.
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|> > Hi,
|> > Looking for advice on a tree to plant in my small front garden.
|> >
|> > Don't want anything too expensive and would prefer an evergreen but
|> > I'm flexible. My soil is clay builders junk/rubble.
|>
|> I'd consider a fruit tree. ...
I would advise against a fruit tree, of the sort bred for cropping.
They are prone to a hell of a lot of problems in poor conditions.
However, a crab apple or even one of the traditional damsons is
another matter. They are usually a lot easier to grow, equally
decorative, and you can still eat the fruit. Indeed, many of the
small-tree Rosaceae would do, as other people have suggested
(Amelanchier, Sorbus etc. etc. as well as Malus and Prunus).
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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