November 2013 South Carolina Living Magazine Vol. 1

SCGardener BY S. CORY TANNER Can’t-miss trees Selecting a tree for your landscape p Vibrant flowers dress up the loropetalum evergreen in early spring. u The low profile and showy floral display of the white fringe tree makes it a desirable choice for limited spaces. q Eastern red cedars create excellent screens and provide food and shelter for wildlife. Medium trees (25 to 50 feet tall at maturity) will fit in most urban landscapes but still need some room to grow. Chinese pistache is a shade tree that grows 30 to 35 feet tall and about the same in spread. It provides dappled shade, perfect over a bench with a glass of sweet tea. In fall, shades of yellow, orange and red often develop at the same time; its fallen leaves are fragile and easy to clean up. This tree has no serious pests and is extremely drought tolerant. Young trees can be a bit awkward looking, but a mature pistache is worth the wait. Eastern red cedar is a native, evergreen conifer that thrives in our state. It tolerates poor soil but needs good drainage. Red cedars are excellent trees for wildlife, providing food and shelter for birds and other animals. These trees will ultimately reach above 50 feet tall, but it takes many years since their growth slows substantially the older they get. Cedars make excellent screens and tall hedges and should be considered a substitute for Leyland cypress, because they have far fewer problems. 26 Small trees (less than 25 feet tall at maturity) are good for limited spaces like courtyards and under power lines. Two types of fringe trees I love are the white fringe tree, a S.C. native also known as grancy (sometimes granddaddy) g ????????????) ????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)???5?????)???????????????????)?????????????????????????)??????????????????????Q????????)?????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????)]????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????()M=UQ ? I=1%9?1%Y%9??????9?????????????????? ??????????????()A???????L?? ????Q?????()?????????????????????????e??????)?????????????????????????))???????????????????????)??????Q??????????????????????)????Q????????????????????????)???? ??????)???????????????????????)??????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????? ?)???????M???? ????????$?????????+?q????e??????????t?????????????)???????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)?????????????????????() ????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????(?? ?????????????????????????????)?????????????????U????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????????)1??????????????????)??????????????????????U?????)????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)?????????? ?????????????????)??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)????????????)A??????????????????????????)?????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)i??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)??????????????????)?????????5?????????????????????? ?????????????????)??????????? ???? ???????????)???????????????)L?? =Id?Q99H((

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