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hangedup-
Yes, same here.
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I know what I’d do with that tree…
I know exactly what you mean, and we'd planned to remove it when we did the patio - not least to give us another 75-100cm for bench seating on the left. However, we thought about it and realised a few things;
- it's a nice looking established tree that hasn't grown
- It frames the view down the garden on the left - without it, you'd go straight to beds
- It helps to give some shade
- we have lights in it at xmas
- Our predecessors planted it right on the boarder - I wouldn't do that, so then the replacement moves further out
- Removing to the point that you can plant a replacement is a lot of work.
Replacing it is tricky....
... what do you replace it with?
- The area gets waterlogged in winter, so it has to be evergreen.
- It has to be drought resistant because climate change.
- It can't have too wide a canopy otherwise it shades out the beds.
- It can't drop too much shit, because our hibiscus already does that.
- it's a nice looking established tree that hasn't grown
ChasnotRobert
hugo7
I think I'll give it a crack.
Not something I need to worry about right now - just feeds into what goes into the rest of the left bed and whether I try and take cuttings of the one out the front.