small trees
Luckyheather
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I am looking for some advice on planting a small tree, where we are thinking of planting it would be roughly be 2 -3 feet away from a pond we thought of a Cherry tree or a Silver Birch can anyone help?
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Trees near to a pond...not a good idea.
All the leaves will fall into the pond.
Maybe a small evergreen shrub would be worth thinking about.?
Silver birches /Cherry trees are not exactly small.
I support silver surfer’s suggestion. Maybe Eleagnus ebbingei, which has tiny powerfully scented flowers at this time of the year.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
Cotoneaster Juliette - Weeping Cotoneaster Tree
Having said that - I wouldn't be planting anything that size near a pond either, unless the pond is massive and has a very substantial liner. We had trees near our pond at the last house and they weren't an issue, but it was a huge pond, and the liner was hefty. I have an apple tree in a raised bed by my pond, but the pond is easily netted.
A nice shrub as suggested might be better. Viburnum is another that would work - whether evergreen or deciduous, depending on your attitude to the leaves.
Most of my leaves get blown across the other side of the garden rather than go in the pond
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've always liked Sorbus vilmorinii and he showed us the variety 'Pink Charm' I think it was called... only grows to 10 foot or so, maybe 15 after a long time...
..they're not cheap... but these would not interfere with your pond...
The problem with evergreens is that they shed leaves throughout the year, whereas with deciduous at least you know when it's going to happen and covers a brief period... so I don't mind those types of trees personally, in the situation envisaged... and you won't get too much from the Vilmorin sorbus...
Aralia elata ...love it.
However it does get rather large.
It also suckers a lot.
Possibly enough to puncture a pond liner.
https://www.chewvalleytrees.co.uk/products/detail/aralia-elata
Quote from above site...
"Japanese Angelica-tree is striking because of its large double pinnate leaves up to 3ft long and the big white bunches of flowers late in summer.
It is mostly grown as a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with erect branched stems and an umbrella like crown. It normally gets to 5m (18ft) tall and about 3m (10ft) wide.
It has some disadvantages too, the stem and branches are covered with spines and the plant has tendency to sucker strongly from its roots."Pics below show our fairly young Aralia elata.