What tree should I plant

[A Potted Plant]

Just had our only south facing tree dropped so I'd like to replace it and I'm looking for recommendations. There is about 40 feet of space between the house and the power lines where I'd like it to go to provide shade(when I am most likely X_X). It be cool if it produced fruit but I'd really like it to provide for bees. so yea what do I get?

 

[Magic]

Fruit trees don't really produce good fruit unless they're small and well trimmed, so I don't see much shade from something like that. They also won't grow very quickly, again, if you want shade. My parents used to have a couple unkempt apple trees which were cool, but they were just a buffet for deer and eventually were infested with carpenter ants. If you can keep that under control, they smell good and always had a ton of bees visiting. I vote for bamboo to turn your yard into an uncontrollable jungle!

 

[Patrick]

Black walnut - it is way to big for the space, but you'll be gone before it gets that big.

 

[A Potted Plant]

Fruit trees don't really produce good fruit unless they're small and well trimmed, so I don't see much shade from something like that. They also won't grow very quickly, again, if you want shade. My parents used to have a couple unkempt apple trees which were cool, but they were just a buffet for deer and eventually were infested with carpenter ants. If you can keep that under control, they smell good and always had a ton of bees visiting. I vote for bamboo to turn your yard into an uncontrollable jungle!

There is a house I use to pass in boonton when I lived in lake hiawatha, they have bamboo, and now so do all their neighbors. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

 

[A Potted Plant]

Black walnut - it is way to big for the space, but you'll be gone before it gets that big.

Aren't the toxic to other plants also won't that kill my lawnmower when I am hitting walnuts

 

[qclabrat]

pic of your space? how quickly do you want it to grow?

 

[shrpshtr325]

Aren't the toxic to other plants also won't that kill my lawnmower when I am hitting walnuts

we had one growing up
a) I have no clue but there was plenty of grass and other plants growing up to it. . . .
b) no, the walnuts are not light enough for the blades to suck em up and hit them (unless you cut real short), even when we did hit them they just bounced around as they broke into a million pieces . . . . . never hurt anything (except maybe any small animals who got in there way)

 

[JimN]

 

[MadisonDan]

New bike.

 

[Captain Brainstorm]

Just had our only south facing tree dropped so I'd like to replace it and I'm looking for recommendations. There is about 40 feet of space between the house and the power lines where I'd like it to go to provide shade(when I am most likely X_X). It be cool if it produced fruit but I'd really like it to provide for bees. so yea what do I get?

I'm in the exact same predicament. I liked the oaks that were there, but hated the acorns and fuzzy crap that clogged my gutters in the spring. I'm going with an Autumn Glory maple.

 

[A Potted Plant]

I'm in the exact same predicament. I liked the oaks that were there, but hated the acorns and fuzzy crap that clogged my gutters in the spring. I'm going with an Autumn Glory maple.

considering some sort of red leaf maple like a sugar, or something but idk because the last tree was a maple that died

 

[Mtbdog]

Cannabis Sativa New Bike$$$

 

[Mtbdog]

Max RU riding today? If so where,when?

 

[RobW]

how the F do you tell if a tree is facing one direction? it grows straight up (some) and limbs shoot out in all directions.... im confused

 

[dmkalemba]

Carbon..


If You want bees, honey or black locust.. the little leaves are a pain though

 

[A Potted Plant]

Max RU riding today? If so where,when?

Just got home from taking my son to the park sorry I missed this

 

[A Potted Plant]

pic of your space? how quickly do you want it to grow?

I expect 10 years/ 15 feet isn't asking to much I'm honestly not sure

 

[A Potted Plant]

how the F do you tell if a tree is facing one direction? it grows straight up (some) and limbs shoot out in all directions.... im confused

Trees grow towards the sun but yeah this tree is on the south side of my house which is where the sun is in the summer

 

[Patrick]

Aren't the toxic to other plants also won't that kill my lawnmower when I am hitting walnuts

Grass grows under them, and the squirrels collect the nuts. About ten years to getting nuts. There are hearty pecans. I haven't had any luck.

 

[Patrick]

There is a house I use to pass in boonton when I lived in lake hiawatha, they have bamboo, and now so do all their neighbors. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

is that on vreeland ave? having a hard time picturing it...