Y Fan Wen
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- Location
- N W Snowdonia
I know you are not going to believe me, but gorse is extremely difficult to grow.No they're awful, my dad would throttle me if I planted them
Pity it's so difficult to eradicate.
I know you are not going to believe me, but gorse is extremely difficult to grow.No they're awful, my dad would throttle me if I planted them
At least some heat lovers - climate change will lead to significantly warmer summers & winters in 80 years time so future proof your plantings:
Turkish hazel - a great tree
Corsican pine
Holm oak
Cedar of Lebanon
Zelkova
Some lovely gorse bushes
I know you are not going to believe me, but gorse is extremely difficult to grow.
Pity it's so difficult to eradicate.
A lava tree can be very handy on times.
Phytophthora Ramorum means that it is unlikely you will find any larch for planting in this country.Hybrid larch is fast growing and gives useful timber. And if it's in the wrong place, makes good fire wood.
With regards to 'future proofing' you should consider the sweet or Spanish Chestnut. Would provide excellent timber for farm use in the distant future. I remember seeing superb timber in the Vendée while on holiday, of Spanish chestnut. Their summer temperatures would be 8-10 degrees higher than the Uk.
For an individual tree why not weeping willow or weeping beech?
What's native to your area ...