• I am looking for an ornamental tree, so any reccomendations to the following spec...
    Final height of 3 - 4m
    Interesting to look at all year round
    One central stem, and quite a bushy foliage
    Has to deal with a fairly windy exposed position

    I do like cherry trees, but worry that when they are not in blossom they aren't that interesting, and it is so blowly here that the blossom won't last long (our magnolia suffers from this)
    Would love an olive tree, but don't think it would like our soil, as it can get waterlogged, and that is an expensive mistake to make!

    I guess an obvious choice would be something like an Acer, but wondering if there is something else I should be looking at.

  • You can get funny shaped cherry trees, but they're usually not very big.

    We saw this awesome weeping fur tree in a park in Lile, that I'll see if I can ID. Not going to give any blossom, but one of the coolest and most visually enjoyable trees I've seen for a long time.

  • interesting! I'm keen on something that doesn't rely on blossom to be appealing, as it lasts about 48 hours up here before it is all blown away!

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