Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: small tree that blooms (or a beauty) in winter 2Sep 24, 2015 7:01 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: small tree that blooms (or a beauty) in winter 9Oct 04, 2015 2:09 am Skull Treeseachanger I would recommend a small prunus- includes ornamental cherry, apricot, pear, peach etc. They are very hardy and adapt to a lot of different conditions. They make a lovely statement. thanks treeseachanger - - - i am from WA, any info whether prunus can survive summer here? thanks....it looks like cheery blossoms too. We had an ornamental cherry at our old home in Helena Valley and it was just lovely!!! Grew beautifully and was filled with pink flowers every autumn.... I loved it. & will be planting one at our new home too ++++++++++++ New Generation Homes 'Odyssey' at Whiteman Edge Our Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76967&start=20 Re: small tree that blooms (or a beauty) in winter 10Oct 04, 2015 10:47 am You will have to deep water it til established. But that's true of all new plantings. All plants sometimes need nursing (ie extra water) over the hot Perth summer even when established, for instance, deep water just before and during a heatwave. Best to plant it early winter to take advantage of the rains, use sheep or cow manure and compost liberally in and around it with mulch to keep the roots cool. Once established it may require an occasional deep watering once a fortnight over summer til its roots are down deep, perhaps once a week in the very hot weather.. But the flowers are worth the extra water. Ornamental prunus also don't need a very cold winter (the fruiting varieties require it to "set" the fruit.) And just remembered my crepe myrtles, they also have showy flowers and are a small tree which do well in Perth. Sometimes Bunnings carry them. I have three: purple, red/magenta and white flowering. Re: small tree that blooms (or a beauty) in winter 12Oct 04, 2015 7:30 pm Yes. The wattle, as bashworth suggested. But if you or your family suffer from hay-fever, don't plant an acacia! Two other yellow flowering trees spring to mind: I have a laburnum growing (spring flowering), and there's the golden rain tree, (winter flowering) which is from Asia, both are stunning in flower. They also require a bit more water, not being natives. Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 9556 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 2792 |