Pin Oak tree

Pictures from internet....I spotted this gem in a local nursery yesterday and earmarked it for my future garden. Quercus Palustris 'Green Pillar' also known as a Pin Oak. It's columnal and grows to approximately 4 metres over ten years. As you can see below the foliage turns to orange/red in the autumn. I've checked it out on the internet and some of the suppliers are charging extortionate prices, the nursery I visited priced it at just under £30.





While I was there I also spotted a Cotoneaster in tree form, something else I've not seen before.

 

That's beautiful Sheal!

 

It is @"M". The leaves are a lot softer to the touch than they look too.

 

Nice looking variety Sheal I'm guessing it stays fairly upright and compact judging by the name.

American red oaks are very good at colouring up in the autumn.
I planted a Quercus rubra in the local park grown from an acorn I picked up in a park in Vancouver back in 1995, it was in a fairly wild part, its still there and about 15ft tall now, colours up fairly well most autumns.
Quercus Coccinea is another good one.

 

Yes it is a slim tree Pete and because it doesn't grow to tall is ideal for a smaller garden.

Quercus Rubra is a lovely looking tree too with a nice full shape. I assume it puts on a lot more height than the Pin Oak though. I bet you're very attached to that tree and check on it regularly.

 

Yes Sheal I often walk past it, did a bit of guerilla planting just as it was getting dark one winters evening.
I planted it in memory of my Dad who managed to see Vancouver before he died.
A bit of family history, as he always wanted to go there.

 

That's a lovely idea Pete. No doubt your dad would have appreciated it. My daughter lives just an hours drive from Vancouver, she emigrated five years ago and loves it there.

 

Yes, I was only there a couple of days, but it was one of the cleanest nicest looking cities I've seen.
The surrounding area, countryside is pretty amazing.
Just didn't get to see much of it.