Tree Mallows: Tree mallows (Lavatera trimestris) grow to 3 feet or more and are generously covered with hollyhock-like trumpets from mid-July un¬til they are cut down by frost in the fall. But few plants give so many beautiful flowers over so long a season with so little care. Tree mal¬lows prefer good soil in full sun. Remove the flowers as they fade. The cultivar 'Silver Cup' is usually offered and has petals of bright, shiny rose-pink. All the cultivars make great cut flowers. Because of their growth habit, mallows look more like shrubs than garden annu¬als and are truly grand in a large grouping. Germination takes 15 to 20 days; the plants are tender annuals and should be planted 2 feet apart.
Among good shade trees are:—sugar maple; red maple, Pin oak, moraine locust, sweetgum, ginkgo, green ash, Chinese scholar tree, yellowood, black tupelo (sourgum), willow oak, laurel oak, south¬ern magnolia, camphor tree, and Amur cork tree. Kinds to avoid, although special circumstances may make planting any of them desirable, are poplars, willows, tree of heaven, box elder and Siberian elm.See Also Small Tree:Choose a shade tree with thought toward ultimate size. Giant types such as American Elm, European Beech and White Oak, are likely to become too large for modern, low-built homes, especially those on small tree lots. Before you buy, familiarize yourself with the kind of tree you have in mind in its middle-aged or mature condition. Usually you may inspect examples in botanic gar¬dens, parks, old private estates, cemetries and suchlike places and at some nurseries. In any case don't buy only on the basis of what the young tree looks like. You might just as well select a puppy as a pet with¬out any idea of its ultimate size or habits.
The principles involved in constructing the tree seat are easy to modify to a home¬made unit. Straight-edged wood can be used to construct a planter or tree seat if a more formal appearance is required. If there is no suitable tree in the garden, it may be worth planting one and building the seat around it, leaving room for the trunk to grow as the years go by.
Alternatively, you could use the seat as a planter by filling it with soil and adding small tree shrubs, or trailing plants.
A simple outdoor bench can be constructed by erecting two piers. The bench top can simply rest loosely on the piers, or can be attached with screws driven into wallplugs.
On The Other Hand See Made In Tree Holes:NEST: In the wild, nests in woodpecker holes, knot holes, tree hollows, old stumps, bird boxes, dovecotes, attics, cupboards, boxes, and in such nooks in occupied or unoccupied houses within or at borders of its woods; may also make leaf nest lined with fibrous bark, grass, moss, lichens, ferns, and other soft materials and placed in crotches of trees. Some northern flying squirrels use tree cavities in winter and tree-top nest in summer.
Planting a tree can be simple - and is, for example, in forestry plantations where tens of thousands of trees are planted. Holes are made in tree holes, the trees inserted and the soil made in tree holes firm. But care and attention improve the chances of success with garden trees. "Basin planting", with the tree placed in a little hollow, will encourage moisture flow in dry areas as, in contrast, "mound planting", with the tree raised slightly above ground level, helps where the ground is very wet.
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