cshenk wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote
cshenk wrote:

I'd like something that grows about 20-30 ft, and is hardy and stable
in wind storms. I take that to mean slow growing and deep rooted.
Apple maybe? Area is Norfolk, Virginia for growing specs.

Most oaks, sugar, red & silver maple, ash, hickory, sycamore, long
leaf pine. All too big for you; OTOH, they grow slowly. Red cedar is
wind resistant, size OK? Dogwood and holly too. Redbud would work.

Holly no problem. We've tried to kill that thing several times. You
can not kill them. They are the engerizer bunny of 'short bushes' here.
We have it trimmed to 5ft tall.

Yeah, we have all the maple, ash, hickory, oak, and pine here. It's
kinda like a forrest. The oak tree is technically my neighbors (6
inches on his side) and shades my garage and car. Hickory behind me in
neighbors yard shades the back of my house.

Redbud eh? I googled and liked the looks of that.


I love redbuds - not as large, I believe, as what you seek. Also in the
small growth - perhaps too small - is rose of sharon. My son has one,
full sun, and there are hummingbirds on it all the time. They can be
white or pink. A very popular small tree here in Florida is crape
myrtle, which can be white, light pink, deep lilac pink. Pretty
trouble/care free, as far as I know.

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faq...yrtlefaq2.html

I love cherry trees, but my son's cherry tree is cleaned out yearly by a
colony of racoons....fun to watch them sneaking in, along with the deer
that much on the raspberries right next to it.