Imagine how all of these suburban neighborhoods that have all been planted with maple trees the last 20 years are going to look if disease hits maples the way it did Elms. Yikes.Oaks, maples, river birches.
Imagine how all of these suburban neighborhoods that have all been planted with maple trees the last 20 years are going to look if disease hits maples the way it did Elms. Yikes.Oaks, maples, river birches.
Mulberry and red cedar.... just kidding. Planted a Norway maple and a crimson maple. Also, spruce seems to survive in Iowa. Planted white oak(slow) and pin oak (moderate) growth. Heard oak trees are having insect and disease issues, too.
I live on a farm with a lot of ash trees that are dead or in the process of dying from EAB.
This since the weather has been nice this past few weeks we are taking down about 20 trees in our grove- next year will probably be the rest from around the rest of the yard.
I was wondering what we are going to replace these trees with. I would like something that is relatively fast growing for a hardwood tree, low maintenance, and is not really “dirty” once grown.
I an 43 and would like to enjoy these new trees at some point fully grown, or is that a pipe dream?
One of the articles I referenced above recommends staying away from maples. Over 30% of Iowa trees are maples, making them potentially susceptible to any "yet to be discovered" bug/blight.Please consider avoiding non-native species like Norway Maple.
One of the articles I referenced above recommends staying away from maples. Over 30% of Iowa trees are maples, making them potentially susceptible to any "yet to be discovered" bug/blight.
Also birch, beech and several others can be used.yeah, but you can make syrup with maple trees.......soooooooooooooo......
Really nice non-typical bark. No seeds. A beautiful tree.
Imagine how all of these suburban neighborhoods that have all been planted with maple trees the last 20 years are going to look if disease hits maples the way it did Elms. Yikes.
That is a curious side note for planting, though it likely holds for other species.Plant a linden if you hate your chainsaw. My neighbor and I each lost one in the derecho and the tree company went through an ungodly number of chains cutting them up.
Try running some of it through a log splitter. Pain in the ass stringy wood.Plant a linden if you hate your chainsaw. My neighbor and I each lost one in the derecho and the tree company went through an ungodly number of chains cutting them up.
Count me in as another fan of Kentucky Coffee Tree, obviously go with a seedless plant.Really nice non-typical bark. No seeds. A beautiful tree.
If size and speed matter go with a Tulip Tree(Liriodendron tulipifera)
Whatever you do, don't plant pin oak!!! Unless you like the tree dropping stuff 3-4 times throughout the spring-summer, and then hanging onto their leaves, so they can continue to drop all winter. Leaves are also very tough, so they don't mulch nearly as well as most other trees. I am a HARD pass on pin oaks.Mulberry and red cedar.... just kidding. Planted a Norway maple and a crimson maple. Also, spruce seems to survive in Iowa. Planted white oak(slow) and pin oak (moderate) growth. Heard oak trees are having insect and disease issues, too.
We have planted a couple Blaze Maple trees, they grow very fast, and look very nice with the red leaves in the fall. Elm trees also grow quickly.
The best time to plant trees in Iowa is during the fall, water the heck out of them and when they make it through the winter you will know that you have a keeper. We purchased all of ours online from here https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/collections/mapletrees.
I have many havkberries, many are 50 feet plus. Very hardy and tough tree, very clean. I like that it drops the leaves before snow or ice happens. The walnuts and the oaks are very messy to keep a clean yard, all are 50 feet plus. The rest are cedar. I have over 50 trees on my property.I've always been partial to Hackberry trees, but I can't vouch for the speed of growth.