Shade trees for small yards: Replacements for big leaf maples?


  1. pfleeg

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Top 1.   Apr 17, 2004 7:50 AM

» pfleeg - Replacements for big leaf maples?

Hi Marge and all,

Our back yard is about 125' long and 28' wide edged abruptly by a retaining wall about 15 feet above a river bed. There are four mature big leaf maples planted along the length of the yard, providing a beautiful canopy of shade in summer.

I love the shade, but am concerned about the proximity to the house (a couple grow only 12-15 feet from the foundation). We have been told that at the size these are, they begin to die from the inside out.

What would you recommend to replace these, that wouldn't grow nearly so large, yet still provide some shade during the season? We live in NW Oregon, zone 7b-ish/8a-ish.

BTW, if you go to http://groups.msn.com/TaylorFamilyOregon... you can get an idea of what I'm working with.

TIA

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