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


  1. Kirk_Johnson

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Top 1.   Apr 17, 2004 10:48 PM

» Kirk_Johnson - Re: Replacements for big leaf maples?

In response to message posted by pfleeg:

I took a look at your photos. I live on the southern Oregon coast, so I am familiar with bigleaf maples. They may cause some problems with your foundation.
If you replace them with fast growing large shade trees, you are going to have problems in windstorms because fast growing trees have weak wood. I suggest a grove of smaller growing trees. If you want natives, vine maple (Acer circinatum) is a good choice. What do you think of the small grove of vine maples next to my Japanese inspired pond?

-- posted by Kirk_Johnson


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