Tree Question

[tillyh345]

i had a lovely tree in my garden it was similar to the salix an umbrella shaped tree v nice it was deciduos no flowers when we move3d to the property i remember the previous owner saying it was something australian, unfortunately it fell over in the bad weather and we subsequently found out that it had been eaten by some little insects therefore we have had to destroy it.. i am now trying to find a replacement but cant find out what it was called can anyone help pls.

[Thunderbird+]

Hi tillyh, Sorry I cant think what your Australian tree was, Eucalyptus imediately springs to mind but that is only suitable for very large gardens unless it's pruned heavily down to ground level on a regular basis and in any case it has a quite invaisive root system and can cause problems near buildings.

One Australian small tree/shrub that I would like to recomend though is Eucryphia nymansensis, it's an evergreen and will flower after a few years, but it's well worth the wait as the small white, single rose-like flowers are fragrant and extremely attractive to bees. Good luck. Tbird+