Trees for small gardens - expert tips and new ideas

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Award-winning garden designer and tree grower, Jamie Butterworth of tree, shrub and topiary nursery Form Plants explains how to grow trees in small gardens. As well as some interesting tree recommendations, he also shows how you can restrict the height of larger trees by pleaching, pollarding, coppicing and growing them in pots. The results are beautiful!
00:00 Welcome
00:30 Form Plants: www.formplants.com/
00:45 What are the main factors to consider when choosing a tree for a small garden
01:15 Think about how the tree will look in 5/10/15 years time
01:40 Check what it will add to your garden in all 4 seasons
03:34 Barcham Tree Finder service: www.barcham.co.uk/store/
04:41 Narrow town garden with tall trees
04:46 How tall should a 'small garden tree' be?
05:04 Ways of restricting the height of larger trees to make them suitable for small gardens
05:32 Pleached beech - growing on a frame and clipped yearly
05:42 Other shapes that restrict the size of large trees
06:20 If you already have a large tree in your garden, don't cut it down before checking whether you can prune or trim it down to size
07:40 Which trees are suitable for pollarding?
08:36 The best garden tree for privacy
09:25 Reduce the height of trees by creating multi-stemmed or coppiced trees
09:45 Topiarise larger trees to make them suitable for smaller gardens
13:49 Re-potting trees using the Airpot wrap-around potting system air-pot.com/
11:35 Grow trees in pots to restrict the size
09:55 A good tree for wildlife
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@Istebrak 2 года назад

I love how all the guests that wait for Alexandra to finish the intro look at her like she's the most adorable person ever.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That's kind of you to say so - I'm not sure that they do!

@carefreedelight2355 2 года назад

But she is!

@MedlifeCrisis Год назад

Hehe I’ve noticed this on all the guest videos too 😂

@janjans1178 28 дней назад

Perfect for a garden schemer like me! Just found you, very glad i have!

@pamd1861 2 года назад

You always have the BEST guests! So informative. Thank you!!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@paulinewqi 2 года назад

This video tutorial about trees is a gem for gardeners....can listen to J.Butterworth talk about trees forever....so much important information... Choice of trees in any garden is of paramount importance.....I found out the hard way when my trees mature..... Thanks so much for sharing..💝💐 Thanks to J.Butterworth too..🌻

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@seanjamescameron 2 года назад

Nice to see Jamie, he's come a long way since his first interview with me 9 years ago. I can see him presenting Gardeners' World at some point in his future.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Absolutely.

@Tibetan2 2 года назад

Loved this show. As always, your content is timely, relevant, and informative! Thanks so much for being such a great resource for gardeners. 🙏👏

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@laurentlejardinier 2 года назад

You're right, all is said ! Thank you for this video and thank you for all your advice ! xx from France !

@LoriSavingWild 6 месяцев назад

Hi Alexandra. As a RU-vidr myself I just want to tell you how appreciative I am of all the work you put into your wonderful videos. I live in the US but find good general ideas from your channel. Thanks so much. Lori

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, that's lovely to hear.

@cornishviewnorth8994 2 года назад

Wonderful opportunity to hear such an expert; what a treat. Thanks for all the explanatory notes and photos that accompanied it.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@adrabruzzese7610 2 года назад

Thank you Alexandra! I had a Japanese snowbell planted 3 year ago in the front of my house, it's a pollinator magnet and beautiful all year round. In the winter the structure and the color of the bark is stunning. In the back yard i inherited the most beautiful huge japanese maple tree, I live on a small city lot and both trees work very well.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Those both sound delightful. Thank you.

@dannac_8888 2 года назад

I know I'm going to studying this video by repeat views because there was so much valuable information. I would love to see the both of you do a series and a wonderful tour of the grounds if you are both receptive to the idea. This is was brilliant. Thank you both! 🙏

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Great suggestion!

@irairod5160 2 года назад

My small trees of choice are Cercis (redbud), Amelanchier (serviceberry), Magnolia virginiana (sweet bay magnolia) Cornus (dogwood), and Morella/Myrica (bayberry, the southern species), all which are native to my area.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Lovely list of trees, I agree.

@irairod5160 2 года назад

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Thank you! I enjoy your videos so much!

@theswissgardenvlog3189 2 года назад

You always come up with the best videos ideas and I love the timing of your postings🤗 Following your last video on fall interest in the garden, I went to the garden center and bought every fall shrub and small tree I could find after realizing that my garden was mostly green all round😬. Now, I am sweating over where exactly to plant which shrub/tree😅 Space is not the issue but given my past mistakes on positioning trees in my garden, I will probably have to move some of the existing trees in the garden first before planting the new ones. I have two medium size prunus eminens umbraculifera in lollipop shape a small chestnut tree and a cherry blossom that is now growing in a very good size: The only problem is that the cherry blossom now find itself at the back of the wall of the extension we made to the house last year…I am working on moving it to a better position😏 I will soon be adding two medium size maple trees to the garden and if I can succeed with the right positions of all those shrubs I have in store for next season, I will only be looking at fruit trees next🙂 Another very informative video, thanks for sharing👍🏾

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you! And I hope the tree and shrub planting goes well.

@DownButNotOutYet 2 года назад

Hello Alexandra, what a lovely discussion re my favourite subject: "Trees"! I recall an earlier chat where you mentioned also cutting back instead of removing, that is brilliant advice. The Airpot container I just loved. It seems perfect for allowing the tree to settle in as natural as possible. I enjoyed the cloche style shaped trees standing like soldiers with perfect rounded tops. As always there is much information to think about after your videos. Cheerio for now, till next time. Kind regards always :)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@lulajohns1883 2 года назад

Love this video. Just planted a sugar maple early fall in front of living room windows, perfect for watching birds. This had given me so many more ideas. Thx as always, nicely done

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you. The Sugar Maple sounds lovely.

@nativesedibles2454 2 года назад

Parotia, Cercis, Garya eliptica (love that one),so many maples,Corylus avellana 'Contorta', OH SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PLANTS THANK YOU ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO! LOVE THAT HE GREW ALL THE PLANTS ;)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That's a really beautiful list of small trees. I particularly love Parrotia persica

@libbysingscontrezzo8419 2 года назад

Cornus kousa and Cornus florida are ubiquitous in Pennsylvania. It was like every post-war house built was required to have one in the front yard. I planted a Heptacodium last year. Saw it online and had to have it. It's only about 2 feet tall now and hasn't flowered yet, but already a handsome specimen. In fall the leaves take on a burgundy cast before they drop. Also have a very old Umbrella Catalpa tree that was here when I moved. No flowers, no fall color, but the shape and form of it is like something out of The Hobbit. Despite its antiquity, not all that big. And I planted an English Hawthorn "Winter King" tree. Lovely white flowers in spring (not the best smelling) lots of red berries through the winter, and it maxes out at about 25 ft. And don't forget dwarf fruit trees. Thank you Alexandra for another informative video.

@sylvianblue 2 года назад

This is as good as a gardening tv programme! Great content.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@debiulrey-crosby4520 2 года назад

I loved this video but would love to have had the photos stay on screen longer. It seemed that when you showed shots of the gardens/trees the photo was so brief that I had to keep rewinding so that I could take a screenshot. I love seeing you and your speakers, but would really love more time to view the garden photos. I live in South Dakota, USA and am zone 4b so many of the trees and plants you show will either not grow here or would be annuals. In spite of this, I still learn so much general information that I can easily adapt to my planting area. Thanks for great videos and guest speakers.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you, that's very helpful. It can sometimes be difficult to get enough 'B roll', which is what the pictures and video of the gardens that overlays the speakers is called. (my personal preference is to have as much B roll as possible!). But I will try to run it longer or possibly duplicate it more.

@dmg1866 2 года назад

So pleased to hear all about trees in small gardens. I'm contemplating trimming my gleditsia triacanthos Sunburst which has grown beautifully over the last ten years or so, but not appreciated by my neighbor. Going to get a gardener to do this, maybe to pollard it. Hope it doesn't suffer too much. I also have an osmanthus burwoodii in a pot. Love the shiny leaves and fragrant blossom in early spring. I simply love trees and the birds do too. 🌳🌳🌳

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Hope the Gleditsia trim goes well!

@uprightfossil6673 2 года назад

‘50 Plants you can’t kill’ sounds like a book I need right away.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Definitely a good one!

@lesliekendall5668 2 года назад

I have some super old lilac bushes (the home is 112 y.o. so ??) that I trimmed the lower branches off of to make them look like multi-trunked trees. Just gorgeous.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Sounds great!

@lesliekendall5668 2 года назад

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Yes, any shrub can be pruned that way to get a tree-like effect.

@rusticrye4676 2 года назад

Brilliant! Thank you so much, Alexandra and Jamie!

@NatureShy 2 года назад

Love watching your videos as always! My small trees of choice are vine maple (Acer circinatum, like a Japanese maple), alpine larch (extremely rare species in the trade but I am obsessed with them), mountain hemlock, subalpine fir, western serviceberry, and Sitka or Western mountain ash (rather obscure, native species much smaller than the European Ash, but has amazing fall color and small airy foliage). All of them are native to the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. Vine maple, Sitka/Western mountain ash, and Western serviceberry can grow multi-stemmed, and often do if left to grow on their own. It is their natural growth form. Mountain hemlock and Subalpine fir are alpine conifers that tend to grow small and narrow, spire-like. You can plant a few of them very close together and create a nice alpine theme rock garden. Ones grown from seed do tend to grow a bit faster though, but still relatively slow. Ones grown in colder climates may grow much slower. I also love various native pines, like lodgepole pine var. latifolia (not Shore Lodgepole Pine, though both are native to the PNW), Whitebark pine, Jeffrey Pine (just like our native Ponderosa Pine, but significantly smaller and tolerant of alkaline, pumice/sandy, extremely nutrient poor soil) and (a bit of a stretch, but) Limber pine (Idaho native, with a small pocket of them in eastern Oregon) and Foxtail Pine (California native). Just like Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine has stunning red-brown scaly bark pattern, that absolutely stands out in snow. I'm growing that species for this reason alone. A little bit larger on the scale, more like what I would consider medium sized trees, I love to use Western larch and Western hemlock. Both of those tend to grow rather narrow, about 11 ft wide or so, and tend to get to be around 50 ft in the landscape, rarely taller (or so I have heard from multiple nurseries; I planted some, so we will see I suppose). And as far as I know, they rarely ever reach their full height in the wild. In the wild, the western larch and the western hemlock are the tallest species in their genus. Each growing over 100 ft tall here in the Pacific NW.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That's a fascinating list of trees.

@heathermcelroy7171 2 года назад

This was exactly what I needed, information about trees for our small garden. In fact, several of the selections were on my short list! That made choosing vastly easier!

@liammullan2197 3 месяца назад

This answered so many questions I've had about trees for my smallish garden. Many thanks for this excellent video.

@Linda-qd6dm 5 дней назад

I also found this video so informative. Thank you.

@rayodelsol80 Год назад

This guy needs his own channel🌳🌲🌴

@PatriciaG99 2 года назад

Great timing! Thank you for another great video. My local authority are currently giving away trees to residents to help capture carbon and fight climate change. All trees on offer are natives however, which I think is good.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That is good.

@ericjorgensen8028 Год назад

Late to this party.... I didn't check all the comments but if its been said I'm happy to repeat it... The go-to small tree is Stewartia. Lovely foliage and flowers, great fall colors, and interesting bark and habit. !!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Год назад

Good to know!

@DawnRenae22 2 года назад

Superb video. Thx. I’m zone 7b in the states and this still brought great value to my gardening life and planting plans.

@steveneardley7541 2 года назад

I grew up in Maryland, and the cornus florida was native, growing under the huge tulip poplars, beeches, oaks, walnuts etc. Some people planted the pink variety of the dogwood, and of course they did very well. The native soil is red clay, and the dogwoods and azaleas seem to love it. On our block, there were a number of weeping cherry trees. They are not very long-lived, but boy are they gorgeous when they bloom. There are whole neighborhoods that are lined with cherry trees. They form tunnels over the roads. Because dogwoods, azaleas and rhododendrons are practically native, people aren't all that creative in their gardening. They just plant a line of azaleas in front of their houses and leave it at that. Trees grow so fast, and so tall, that there isn't much light anyway. Maryland is very wet, because it receives the water from the nearby mountains to the North and West. Washington D.C. was originally a swamp.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Interesting, thank you.

@cagillo 2 года назад

Good morning Alexandra, I loved this video. Jamie is so informative and I love that he thinks of the insects, especially pollinators. So much can go into choosing a tree, and he explains it all. I want to share that I bought a swamp magnolia on a whim when visiting Williamsburg Virginia without looking up any info and brought it to New Jersey, planted it near my deck to find out they don’t like to be pruned from the top and this tree was getting tall and blocking our view of the garden. I didn’t know what to do but a buck came and ruined the trunk with his antlers so that everything from that part upwards died and we were left with a bush shape which is what I was wanting to do myself. We will see next spring if it still flowers. But sometimes things are taken out of our hands for the good, and bad. Also we have many dogwoods here, in our garden, the cornus I believe is its name, and love them…they can get taller or kept shorter but is a small tree with so much color. Love trees and this video, thankyou ♥️

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you and good luck with the swamp magnolia!

@GingerCat157 2 года назад

I have a baby silver birch randomly growing in my small garden, don’t know where it came from but was really a nice surprise. I dug it up and planted in a container coz was worried that it would get into huge size in the future. I thought it would have to go into some woods in the future but so glad to hear that it’s ok to grow any tree in a container!! I’m going to give it a try and grow it in container so that I can keep it in my small garden :)

@Mikebaldwin007 2 года назад

A great fresh look at choosing trees for the small garden, Jamie provided lots of good ideas.

@AJsGreenThumbLLC 2 года назад

Lovely video Alexandra! And thanks for introducing us to Jamie!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

A pleasure!

@marylynnhaynes7558 2 года назад

Great topic and video. I look forward to tuning in to your channel every week. 😊🪴

@jcrane45585 2 года назад

Love this video. Perfect timing as I am headed to buy trees!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Happy shopping! I'd rather like to buy some more myself after talking to Jamie, but don't think I have an appropriate gap in the garden.

@carefreedelight2355 2 года назад

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden How do you manage such self restraint. I need the equivalent of a gastric band around my small garden.

@michelledawson485 2 года назад

Lovely informative video , I have planted 3 crab apple trees this year , they are a wonderful small tree with all year round interest and don’t grow too tall.

@TheWholesomeGardener Год назад

I like Mountain Ash, Lilac, Bay, Elderberry and Olive trees for small gardens. I love multi stemmed trees for added interest. I have a big bay tree that I pruned heavily at the bottom only and it has revealed beautiful entwinned multi stems - more a tree than a bush now! This was another great episode - thank you!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Год назад

Thank you. I love multi-stemmed bay, what a great thing to do.

@joycemorrow5840 2 года назад

Loved this video. One of my passions is planting trees and shrubs in pots.. When one. Invest in a garden for

@normabishop2693 Год назад

One of your best videos! Coincidentally, I had purchased an Osmanthus x burkwoodii just the day before watching it. I was so pleased to learn they would grow here in the Pacific Northwest nearly on the water. The one I bought was grown right here in Washington state. Looking forward to the fragrance in the spring.

@beckyscheller9358 2 года назад

Great video. Lots of information. Will definitely watch again.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@nelidascott6917 2 года назад

Another brilliant post ! Lots of ideas here ! I appreciate how well thought in regards to choosing your guests Thanks !!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ifeyhome 2 года назад

Planted a Prunus Acolade (in UK) in September 2020 (1.80m) it had a small canopy. It's really put on some growth & had beautiful Blossom this spring & lively colour changing leaves this autumn 🍂

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Prunus is beautiful.

@idwerk Год назад

Another wonderfully helpful video.

@sarahbarton2089 2 года назад

Oh Thank you so much, Alexandra. I really love your videos anyway, but just now I am trying to help one of my sons plan a new garden as he is inexperienced to it. This will be SO useful. Hugs

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@maevewhite4376 2 года назад

Great questions and great answers!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tmy1065 2 года назад

It’s good to know any tree can be grown in a container. I purchased a Japanese citrus (Yuzu) fully intending to plant it out in the garden but decided it wasn’t going to work after all. Not knowing where to put it, I planted it in an extra pot. After 2 years, I’m very excited to have one ripening fruit I will be able to pick soon! Will take the advice about more fertilizer. I gave more this year snd it made a difference, but I could still get better results. Thank you for your informative videos! 👏🏼

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you! And good luck for more fruit next year.

@GingerCat157 2 года назад

I also bought a Yuzu tree this year, and it has 2 small yuzu lemon now! Also growing it in a container :)

@henrywilson3462 2 года назад

Gardening tips are the best ones because they come from so much experience! I have recently got a greenhouse for myself from Mulberry Greenhouses and they have amazing service and high quality products.

@dawnb7457 2 года назад

Excellent information! Thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@jilladcock5648 2 года назад

Wonderful topic and gives me the confidence to grow a tree in a pot this year!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Good to hear!

@irairod5160 2 года назад

Lovely video, lovely hostess---thank you!

@kemifm Год назад

Informative, trendy and all inclusive 👏. My favourite go to for the latest trends and information ❤️

@sammysworld5485 Год назад

Very educational. Thank you.

@bunnyfrancis7006 2 года назад

You are a gem. Your videos are lovely.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@rachelhoward334 2 года назад

Another great video, the tree suggestions were spot on for me,

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@juliepardo7767 2 года назад

Absolutely enjoyed this video, Alexandra, thank you. Great advice! I'm always saying that I want to add more potted trees and shrubs in my garden. While I have no fuss with my potted shrubs, the thought of having to repot a large, heavy mounded tree always makes me hesitate unfortunately. I'm so glad Jamie described the airpot. I'll have to see if I can obtain this my area of Canada.

@juliepardo7767 2 года назад

Alexandra, thank you for providing so many interesting horticulture/landscape experts on your vlog. I learn something new every time. Would love to hear more about new garden/landscape innovations, maybe in future blogs? Cheers!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you, I'll bear that in mind.

@reddmeade3935 Год назад

Fantastic content and a really informative interview - such a nice guy! I learned a lot and will definitely spend some time carefully considering what's right for our garden. Thank you

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@julesdavis1845 Год назад

Great ideas and information. Will try the air pots. Thank you.

@annashiegl 2 года назад

So inspiring 😍 I planted a small cornus kousa last year but its leaves had black spots all over. I'm hoping it will have recovered this year

@CalebThornhill 2 года назад

Very helpful facts for newbie gardeners.

@kerryjean2223 2 года назад

Such a very handsome and clever young man x

@tubssamterracegardeningvlo1251 2 года назад

Hi dear friend very beautiful garden nice collection attractive colours and nice information about gardening stay safe stay connected 👍☺️

@maryfeeney4218 2 года назад

Thank you for this informative video.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

You are welcome!

@giennefarcais6834 2 года назад

I love my Texas Olive tree - no olives, but lovely white blooms all summer. And as we speak, am waiting on 10 small Eastern Redbuds from the Arbor Day Foundation - 4 for the garden, starting them in pots, and will give away the rest.

@amyjones2490 2 года назад

Very interesting video.

@ewanowak7013 2 года назад

Good morning. Thank you so much for this video. As always so informative and so inspiring. During some difficult period of my life gardening had become my saviour. I had been planting, propagating from seeds and cuttings "creating" a quite a substantial collection of my "green companions". Among them 3 oaks (grown from acorns) and 2 silver birches. I absolutely love them, I am so attached to them and feel so privileged that I could observe their development and see them thriving . We recently had to move to approx 20x22 meters garden. Our trees are in pots, so far growing well and healthy but I am torn apart between decisions, whether to keep them as long as they can be happy in pots or giving them away to ie a park where they can spread their roots and their crowns. I was convinced that trees can grow in pots only till the certain point and after that they need to go to the ground. Your very interesting conversation put more lights on this subject; can you just please confirm that it also applies to Oaks, can I keep them in pots "for ever" without doing damage to them? Thank you again. All the best. Ewa & Sean

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

I think it would be difficult to say 'forever', but I've certainly seen trees stay in pots for a decade or more. You would need to feed and water them, and keep them trimmed. And of course 'bonsai' trees are proper trees kept in very small pots to miniaturise them and they grow for decades. So the same principle should work for larger pots, in my opinion.

@ewanowak7013 2 года назад

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden THANK YOU

@rainbowvisionart8025 Год назад

Thank you so much for this information. I've got a silver birch tree coming to me to live in our small garden. I'm going to try the Air-pot to keep it contained and shorten it's height. Looking forward to seeing the results now

@janeelliott6772 2 года назад

Loved this video and Jamie’s expertise will help me in my current quest to find a tree. I might even venture down to Form. Thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@southengirl1 2 года назад

Thank you so very much, this is great information that we will apply to our very small garden!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@nenemaria-cornfieldsgarden 2 года назад

Thank you for this video, it's given me a bit more confidence to plant something larger in my garden. I've got a small garden (about 7m x 13m) which has a greenhouse, small veg plot, tiny patio and small lawn but I've been a bit paralysed with growing anything over a 2ft shrub in the border. I really need some height in the garden but it feels very intimidating! I end up sticking with small flowers in the borders but it looks flat and boring. I do have a Salix integra willow standard planted in the border and 2 small yellow cyprus (one in a pot one in the border). I would love fruit trees but even dwarf ones seem intimidating. My front garden is about 3m x5m lawn so very tiny but I've just planted out a dwarf apple at the top end that I've had in a pot for 2 years (my neighbours have apples so I'm not worried about pollination). I think I've been worried about things taking over (I have a huge 6ftx6ft hydrangea in one corner of the back garden which is beautiful but very large) although trees are very different in that the canopy can be pruned up unlike shrubs so you still get the open space underneath. It's just a bit overwhelming trying to find something to suit a small garden without worrying I'm going to put many years into growing it then having to take it out because it's too big.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Give it a go...and don't worry too much. Gardeners learn by making mistakes, but if you plant something like a fruit tree, I don't think it'll get too big. If you buy it quite young, then it'll grow gradually and you should get used to its size. Good luck!

@HBomb1983 2 года назад

Delightful video Alexandra ☺️🌲🌳🌴

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@tommunyon2874 2 года назад

Arbor Day Society sent me red bud seedlings, though I am in a manufactured home park with small lot size. I container planted one, hoping to 'bonzai' it and form it as an espalier, but it burst the wooden container and achieved significant stature, entangling the trellis as it grew. Can't fight nature's imperative.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That sounds like one powerful tree!

@Stettafire 2 года назад

Genuinely this video was so helpful. A handful of things I knew already but darn I just didn't think about doing a soil test. Turns out I have a very clayey soil on the extreame end. My favourite tree is acer campestre.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you! All the acers are beautiful, though they haven't grown that well with me.

@clionamm 2 года назад

I really enjoyed this video and found it really inspirational in helping me choose what new trees to hopefully buy 9if I can find them, in Ireland) for my smaller garden. Most of mine need to be in pots so I was delighted to see all the different trees that can do well in pots. Thanks for a lovely video. :-)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you!

@natashalion8028 2 года назад

Love this ~

@carriej5095 2 года назад

Brilliant

@spanishonion2485 2 года назад

I have three potted horse chestnuts-each now about 6foot high and one about a foot high - and three quite small oak trees...I felt guilty for not releasing them into the ground but after watching this i am at peace with them being in pots ...thankyou for such informative and may i also say restorative videos :)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you. And after all, bonsai trees are just full size trees in tiny, weeny pots, so there's no reason why other trees shouldn't be happy in slightly larger pots.

@janettempest716 Год назад

I enjoy your videos I have very small garden and have 16 trees and love every one I have strawberrie tree and pineapple tree and witches tree the birds love the berries I love my Damson tree merry weather ❤️🌳❤️🥰

@cambbrown6205 2 года назад

As usual an enjoyable and informative video, thank you. Trying to work out where I can squeeze an Osmanthus in:-)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Me too!

@mariathiele5256 2 года назад

I have heptacodium since 2017, very beautiful, robust, resistent to dry conditions, sandy soil ok, beautiful late flowers, scent, just plant it.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

I'm looking for a space in my garden for one!

@RoysTimberArtTechniques-mv6gt 3 месяца назад

Very informative

@roserainbird2365 Год назад

‘50 plants you can’t kill’ I’m sold.. 😂

@patrickdempsey9886 2 года назад

What a wonderful lesson in trees for the garden Alexandria and Jamie it is full of tips and ideas 💡 that I am going to put into my garden. I started 3 years ago but have no trees 🌲 or kind of wood land yet and am thinking of things before I start and want to do it properly before I start l love trees and the problem is I love ❤️ oak beach conifers only heard of strawberry tree to day which I love as the old Irish saying goes "I love my wife the only problem is I love every other mans wife's as well " so which one to chose is now the problem. God bless and thanks.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Happy choosing!

@francesmclaren7881 2 года назад

Thankyou. This was so informative.

@stampinghippo7157 2 года назад

YES!! Hubby and I just planted an Eleagnus ebbingei today (shrub form, 1,30 m in hight), I showed him your video and he now has an idea how this will be looking in a few years! As always your video came at the right time and with the best recommendations. Thanks for always being such a great help in all things gardening! Stay safe, Hanni.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That's lovely to hear, thank you!

@McQueenPaul 2 года назад

Good timing on this as I am looking into trees for my very small front garden here in Wales. I will have to grow in pots as the ground is rock hard. My main problem has been finding suppliers of decent potted trees in South Wales, so any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks for the great advice on this video.

@cinziaallocca974 2 года назад

Thanks for this Alexandra. My question is about overwintering potted trees in a cold winter climate, like Canada. I believe my zone is 6A where winters can be more the 20 below 0°Celsius

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Any plant in a pot will be a little more vulnerable than one in the ground, but otherwise the rules are much the same. So if it's a tree that normally survives 6A winters, then it'll probably be fine in the pot, but it could be worth wrapping the pot in something protective during any exceptionally cold spells. It's usually warmer just against the wall of a house, especially if the house is centrally heated.

@mariathiele5256 2 года назад

Cornus mas is a beautiful small tree, yellow flowers very early spring, red fruit in autumn, it can be used as hedge, underplant it with blue bulbs,

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That sounds delightful, thank you.

@seachange17 2 года назад

I have Cornus mas too (Carnelian cherry). They aren't native here (originally from Persia and Turkey) but they are beautiful with their red berries that look like ruby cabochons. I felt bad planting non native so I balanced that by putting in 3 yellow birch (supports over 300 species).

@ardas77 2 года назад

Excellent info on Barcham tree finder. Is there anything similar for shrubs? It would take care of two hardest levels/ layers for me.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Quite a few of the online companies do something similar, for example, if you click on the type of plant you're looking at on Crocus, then there's the option to put in variables. www.crocus.co.uk/ And the rose companies often do that too. I haven't seen one that actually says 'plant finder' - you may have to click around a site a bit to find it.

@blmchenhippie 2 года назад

THANK YOU! This was just what I was waiting for ❤️ Actually I've been eyeing Heptacodium for the past year or so, but I think next year I will just go for it. Also I loved osmanthus burkwoodii and cornus kousa since I really like the multi-stemmed look. Has anyone had any experience with rhus typhina? I love the leafes and color but am a little hesitant since I heard it tends to come up all around the place and might be invasive...? 🙈 Thank you again and please keep up the great work!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Thank you! Yes, I think the Rhus is somewhat invasive, but unless it's listed in your area as too invasive, then it's probably OK. There's some in my street but it doesn't seem to spread - just a question of checking what the 'don't plant' plants are where you live.

@mattlloyd9054 2 года назад

I consider myself a master gardener but I too fail at times to Invision what the long run is with choosing a tree. Sometimes the tree or nursery tricks you! I bought what was supposed to be and looked like a weeping atlas cedar to plant at my parents house that I hate to say didn't get to visit too often due to debt slavery....plus hours away. Anyway I planted it in the center piece bed as the center piece. My parents not giving a damn bout trees failed to tell it shot straight up. So the next time I was there I didn't have time to move it and 15 years down the road a 20 foot atlas cedar was standing. My bad run of luck landed me back at my parents and a couple years ago I noticed sap suckers a protected bird had scoured a huge hole in the bark at the first row of limbs. Needless to say no new growth came that following spring.... The little flying bastards killed it. Tho it wasn't what I envisioned or purchased I grew quite fond of the beautiful tree. So it had to come down now unless I rent a stump grinder there's no center piece in a landscape designed around it. It sucks when you buy a mistake that you fall in love with. Yes if you can't tell I love trees and I cried like a baby when it died. Damn sap suckers

@LinusCello75 2 года назад

Over here in the states, many fruit trees are grafted on to “dwarf” rootstock to help keep trees smaller. I haven’t seen the same thing for ornamental trees (for some conifers a more heat tolerant rootstock is used). Are some EU nurseries experimenting with dwarf root stock for grafted trees? (Some people pollard crepe myrtles across the pond; some have termed it “crepe murder”)

@rhondaduncan7602 2 года назад

"Crepe murder" it is! ☹️ With the wide range of sizes and habits now available, there is no valid reason to pollard, or "murder", our beautiful crepe myrtles on this side of the pond. Simply select the size and style that works for the space. The trees discussed in this video apparently do not come in an assortment of sizes. After all, why add to gardening tasks if a tree were available in the size one requires? The olive trees were stunning! Thank you again, Alexandra, for another informative video. 🌸🌿 Lots of new ideas for me.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

There are lots of fruit trees grown on dwarf rootstock over here, and I think some ornamentals too.

@carefreedelight2355 2 года назад

Would be great to have a walk around his tree nursery while he talked about each of them.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

Good point, thank you.

@thomaskearney9224 2 года назад

Must confess to being a tree potter. My collection includes 4 Benjamin fig trees and 1 Morton bay fig tree……3 of these are over 35 years old and I have carted them all over Queensland, Australia. Other trees not so old are a “ peanut” tree , Chinese elm, crepe myrtles , lemon scented gums, tropical birch , a curry tree and several palm trees . In these trees I have planted orchids bromeliads and hoyas. Over the years no tree has died . I have my own forest. Then there are the potted roses……………………..

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

That sounds like a wonderful collection of potted trees, and great for some of the commenters here to see as some are worried about keeping their trees in pots for too long.

@judithhall6683 2 года назад

I have luckily managed to get 4 medium trees in my garden including a himalayan birch, pear and plum. I am also growing an oak from a conker. Unfortunately, at 2ft, it now needs replanting and my garden isn't big enough and I don't want someone, in years to come, to cut it down. I have to find somewhere to put it. Can I plant it in the countryside so I can keep an eye on it?

@Bandaid17 2 года назад

Outstanding content. Could you tell us the name of the low mounded evergreens beneath the osmanthus in the Hampton garden photo?

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

I'm sorry, I've had a look and I don't know. I've seen some very nice beech and yew mounds in gardens this summer though.

@lawrencewolfson9327 2 месяца назад

I was surprised you didn’t include a mention of Japanese maples. For the garden or in pots.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 месяца назад

Good suggestion

@BeautifulOaks 2 года назад

By any chance, do you or Jamie know if trees grown in the ground and are severely shaped as they grow will still grow large trunks and root systems? I ask because it may seem tempting for gardeners to grow them near houses and fences assuming small tree, then small roots. Thanks.

@JRudy17 2 года назад

What guidance can you give regarding a tree or shrubs hardiness in relation to ones zone when over wintering a potted specimen?

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 2 года назад

The hardiness zones in pots should be roughly the same as the hardiness zones in the ground, but a pot in an exposed position may get colder. If your pots are close to the house, they should benefit from the heat given out by the house, but further out in the garden, I'd suggest 'going a zone up' just to be on the safe side. Metal pots get colder than others, and smaller pots get colder than bigger ones. Hope that helps.