multi trunk tree

maggiecon

I am looking for some suggestion for trees for my front garden, I am replanting the whole garden as it is totally overgrown.


I would like to plant some trees for privacy but don't want them to take over iykwim. I was watching the Chelsea Flower Show at the weekend and the Hope for Heroes Garden had some lovely multi trunk trees in it and I thought they would be perfect.


Does anyone know what these trees are?

kizkiz

From google
http://www.farr-roberts.com/rhs-chelsea-flower-show


Would it be the avenue of hornbeams?

maggiecon

No its the two multi stem trees at the end of the avenue, I have now added a picture to the original post, hope this helps.

lostinrates

Lots of trees can have multiple trunks. Any tree that can cope with coppicing really I think.


Is it particularly those trees or the multiple trunks? You might get a better fit if you consider different attributes too.

maggiecon

Thanks lostinrates, it doesn't necessarily have to be those trees. it is the effect I am after so I am totally open to suggestions


I am looking suggestions for multi trunk trees that don't grow to high. I want to add privacy to the front garden without the trees dominating the garden. I believe it is easier for things to grow beneath multi steamed trees as the light can get through is this correct? I also think they would add more interest to the garden in Winter.

lostinrates

maggiecon wrote: »

Thanks lostinrates, it doesn't necessarily have to be those trees. it is the effect I am after so I am totally open to suggestions


I am looking suggestions for multi trunk trees that don't grow to high. I want to add privacy to the front garden without the trees dominating the garden. I believe it is easier for things to grow beneath multi steamed trees as the light can get through is this correct? I also think they would add more interest to the garden in Winter.

The reason they'd not get high in most cases is that you will have to coppice them. Not very often, but it will not be labour free. Very little gardening is 'labour free' but the big occasional jobs seem less horrid to me that the day to day little ones for some reason, in fact, its the kind of thing I'd love.


Do you have a wood burner or open fire? If so something good for burning on there might be worth looking at, Won't keep you in wood, a could of trees, but will make you feel extra warm with the fuzzy feeling from own trees.

I think some of the white trunk birches might be particularly effective ornamentally Himalian for example? Particularly in winter as you say. If whites not your thing I'd look at other things like foliage or other bark impact...I can have a think, ( I'm not that quick a thinker).
Foliage things, um.....I think Davesnave mentioned recently his flox glove tree grew as a coppice. Chestnut can, hazel can, willow certainly can, but grows quite quickly, so would require coppicing more often I'd guess.

There is going to be a wide choice of trees I think.

As for growing underneath. I think what ever tree you look at you'd be best looking at traditional 'tree foot plantings'. Bluebells, wood anemones, woodruff, stuff like that. Why? Its easiest.

lostinrates

Op, here is something to start by reading.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=121



http://www.coppice.co.uk


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/10473213/Coppicing-ancient-techniques-provide-a-cutting-edge.html



Think that's a good start!

adouglasmhor

I have coppiced a eucalyptus, a lilac tree and alder, birch, and oak, and pollarded a holly so they probably coppice too.