  Ddaydave Member Username: Ddaydave Post Number: 459 Registered: 04-2005 |
I need help finding a nursery that handles a bigger variety then the few shade trees most places carry. I may go with your typical red or silver maple but I have read up on some hybrid elms that are resistant to dutch elm disease and a few other trees that I would like to look at but cant seem to find them anywhere.. Dave | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 4226 Registered: 08-2004 |
Trust me.... avoid a Silver Maple. I have a huge 70 footer in front of my house, and it has cost me over $5,000 in digging up my front yard twice due to tree roots getting into the sewer system and my homes connector to it. Silver Maples also have a tendency to have a lot of huge surface roots, making lawn mowing a pain. | ||
Toolbox Member Username: Toolbox Post Number: 1062 Registered: 10-2003 |
Contact The Greening of Detroit. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 794 Registered: 12-2003 |
Greater Detroit Landscaping has been a great resource for me in the past. They're on the eastside, just north of 8-mile in Warren. While they're less of a nursery and more of a full-service landscaper, they have many knowledgable folks on their staff, might be able to help you in your search. http://bizdays.com/Michigan/bi zid-381005.html | ||
Johnnny5 Member Username: Johnnny5 Post Number: 505 Registered: 06-2005 |
Try Milarch Nursery in New Hudson (248)437-2094. They have a great selection and competitive pricing as well. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2069 Registered: 12-2005 |
We're about to replace a chronically ill birch tree with an evergreen tree. We need to choose one of Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir or Norway Spruce. Has anyone had any experiences, good or bad, with any of those species? I'm from the desert so I have zero knowledge of trees. | ||
Thursdaynext Member Username: Thursdaynext Post Number: 367 Registered: 04-2006 |
Try Joe Randazzo's in Westland. They have a good sized selection of trees (many different types of Maples to choose from if that's what you're looking for). I hope to purchase a River Birch from them this year. Healthy specimens and the size tree you get for the price is very, very reasonable, partially because they do not have warranties on their nursery items. So if it dies you're screwed, but I have never had a problem with any plant, shrub or tree purchased from them. | ||
Thursdaynext Member Username: Thursdaynext Post Number: 368 Registered: 04-2006 |
Oh, and what Gistok said, avoid Silver Maples, they are nuisance trees! Very weak/messy as they always seem to be the ones with branches all over the neighborhood after a good storm blows through. There is a "Green Mountain" Sugar Maple at Randazzo's I hope to get my hands on as well...and a Linden, and a Cherry, and... | ||
Ddaydave Member Username: Ddaydave Post Number: 466 Registered: 04-2005 |
Bump | ||
321brian Member Username: 321brian Post Number: 352 Registered: 02-2006 |
Silver Maples are weeds. Try something different from the typical oak, elm or maple. Look in to something like a Ginko, Beech, Tulip Poplar, or Sweet Gum. | ||
Ddaydave Member Username: Ddaydave Post Number: 467 Registered: 04-2005 |
and where do I ind these trees 321brian | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2128 Registered: 12-2005 |
(ind = find, I'd guess.) | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2129 Registered: 12-2005 |
We dropped the 40-plus-year-old birch tree on Friday. That was fun. The family decided that evergreens are out because it would hide the beautiful baby-blue house. We need to decide on a replacement tree. Driving around today, I noticed many shorter trees displaying a blaze of magenta color. That might look nice against the house. What species of tree was I seeing on this fine May day? | ||
321brian Member Username: 321brian Post Number: 353 Registered: 02-2006 |
any decent nursery should have one. | ||
Johnnny5 Member Username: Johnnny5 Post Number: 506 Registered: 06-2005 |
Jimaz, Sounds like you may be seeing some type of Flowering Crab Apple. They are very nice trees to look at for a few weeks in the Spring, but they can make quite a mess and require lots of pruning. They also tend to have a short life span somewhere around 25-30 years before they often develop problems. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1800 Registered: 04-2005 |
quote: Probably a crabapple, they're really in full blossom this year, in shades of red, pink, and white. Another tree in bloom now is the redbud. | ||
1st_sgt Member Username: 1st_sgt Post Number: 83 Registered: 11-2006 |
Home Depot American Elm http://www.usatoday.com/news/n ation/environment/2007-05-07-a merican-elm_N.htm?csp=34 | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2142 Registered: 12-2005 |
Johnnny5, Hornwrecker, 1st_sgt, thanks for the tips. I'll pass on your helpful information to the rest of the family. | ||
Ddaydave Member Username: Ddaydave Post Number: 468 Registered: 04-2005 |
1st_sgt thanks for that link I looked for the American elm at the local home depot and they said they didn`t carry it and they couldn't order it for me .. and I haven't found anyone else in the area that has american elm .. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 804 Registered: 12-2003 |
Jimaz, if my hunch is right, the bright magenta flowering trees you mentioned are not crab-apples, but called Eastern Redbud trees. They have small, bold, purplish-pink blooms that line the limbs and branches in the spring. Lovely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E astern_Redbud | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2145 Registered: 12-2005 |
Rrl, thank you very much. I need all the help I can get.  Yow! Thanks for the link. That is one beautiful tree! (It looks like Michigan is beyond its natural range though. Maybe that doesn't matter though.) | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 805 Registered: 12-2003 |
Nope, while not native to these parts, they are fairly hearty and can withstand our winters; not real easy to find in nurseries though. | ||
Thursdaynext Member Username: Thursdaynext Post Number: 370 Registered: 04-2006 |
Again recommending Randazzo's...they really do have a good variety of trees (Maple, Elm, Linden, Cherry, Crab, Birch, Dogwood, etc) at reasonable prices. Jimaz, I did see Redbuds there. Went up to MSU this past weekend and Redbuds were in bloom on campus and the surrounding areas. I even planted one at my old house in Redford; they do very well here and you can find them more tree form or multiple branches, like a lilac bush. | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 2181 Registered: 11-2003 |
Go to the Eastern Market any Saturday, go to the canopies down by Roma Cafe, all kinds of nurseries that will bring you anything you want. Usually at least 1/3 less expensive. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2177 Registered: 12-2005 |
Eastern Redbud:  Nice! I wouldn't expect it to look like that year-round. Imagine that against a baby-blue house though. Beautiful! (Message edited by Jimaz on May 15, 2007) | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2186 Registered: 12-2005 |
Rrl, I just had to thank you for suggesting that Eastern Redbud. I checked it out with an expert today and he agreed. We have ordered the Forest Pansy variant. It's already a winner with the family. Here are someone else's pictures: Forest Pansy Redbud. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 820 Registered: 12-2003 |
Cheers mate. Seems like you've picked a nice one; I like how the leaves start reddish in the spring, nice color throughout the year. Enjoy! | ||
Ordinary Member Username: Ordinary Post Number: 219 Registered: 06-2006 |
Ddaydave, If you wanted to order on line, I've had good luck when I ordered trees from a place called Cold Stream Farm. They had a pretty good selection. They're near Ludington. www.coldstreamfarm.net |
