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    Need Tree Suggestions

    My wife and I will be closing on our first home in a couple weeks. It’s in Tomball; northwest of Houston.

    It’s a newly constructed house, so there are no existing trees and only two planted live oaks in the front yard. They’re 8-10ft tall. I’m debating what to plant in the (small) back yard and (large) side yard. It’s a corner lot, so the side yard faces the street and is highly visible.

    I’m thinking I’ll plant two or three loblolly pines along the side yard. They’re prevalent here and I like that they will grow tall fairly quickly. This is the south side with plenty of sun exposure. Anyone want to talk me out of loblollies?

    For the back, I would like one or two deciduous shade trees. East-facing, slightly less sun exposure than the side yard. Preferably something native, relatively fast-growing, and won’t drop a bunch of hard seeds.

    Cottonwood? One of the maple varieties? Other suggestions?

    Thanks, all.
    Last edited by 30-30; 05-01-2018, 06:50 PM.

    #2
    Certainly not cottonwoods. They are named that for a reason.pines are messy, needles everywhere. How about chickapun or monterrey oaks. Both grow fast.

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      #3
      Might look into Yupon Hollies....

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        #4
        Cottonwood??? Yupon??? You all are killing me. Want a yupon? I'll give you your choice of 17,587,947 I have. Hell, I'll buy your gas and dig it up for you if you'll take more'n one. Like your a/c? Stay away from cottonwood.

        Longer leafed oaks seem to grow faster IMO. Loblolly and longleaf are nice pines and will get to size in your lifetime.

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          #5
          Red Oak

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            #6
            We went with a Sycamore for similar reasons...fast growing, shade, hearty and resist disease. My son tied a Lego man to one of the branches to grow with it and named him Zachias.

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              #7
              You'll regret planting pines or cottonwoods.

              Chinese Pistache: Shade Tree Superstar For Texas

              Highly recommended for many years by horticultural experts at Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Kansas State universities, this native of China possesses a number of special advantages:

              Regarded by many knowledgeable horticulturists as one of the most beautiful, pest free and easily maintained shade trees for the Southwest and Gulf Coast regions.



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                #8
                Ditch the Pines.

                Side Yard - Schumard Red Oak and a Bur Oak. Lacebark Elm

                Backyard - (Evergreen, even though you said deciduous) Japanese Blueberry Treeform, Savannah Holly.

                (Deciduous) Eastern Redbud, Crepe Myrtles

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                  #9
                  Elms are awesome trees and grow fairly rapidly, but they do put out a heavy seed crop.

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                    #10
                    Cedar elms

                    Best part is the small leaves dont make a big mess when they drop

                    Red oak or Chinkapin oak are also good

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                      #11
                      Was going to say Chinese pistache as previously mentioned. Very fast growing and fans out nicely.

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                        #12
                        Chinese Pistache, Shumard Red Oak. Maybe a Little Gem Magnolia?? No cottonwoods! Roots are horrible, drop limbs, and too big. Bur Oaks are great trees, but get BIG and the acorns are massive. Poplars/maples/sycamores are so-so, at best (actually, poplars suck). Cedar elms are ok, but I see many that seem to get infested with mistletoe.

                        The Shumard might take a little longer to grow, but it still has a moderate growth rate, and you'll be much happier with it in 5-10 years. Spend an extra couple hundred and start off with a bigger tree.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Sackett View Post
                          Ditch the Pines.
                          Agreed. Pines will only grow tall if they are crowed in a stand of pines. Lone pines will branch out instead and become unsightly.

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                            #14
                            American Ash are nice and grow fairly fast for a hard wood tree. Japanese Maple are very decorative and are smaller, may work for the side yard. I have no problem with the pines either like you said 'native'. It is your yard just remember that trees grow big.

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                              #15
                              I second on the ash trees, green or white ash.

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