New raised bed in my garden

[mark smyth]

Someone asked me for seeds and now I dont know who it was

[mark smyth]

Still thinking I need a central tree or shrub in the middle or off centre in the bed. How long would a Hammemalis take to get too big? They are in garden centers now and are about 2 feet tall.

[Maggi Young]

Don't do it , Mark. You'll regret it!

Unless you go for one of the small prunus varities - John Gennard has shown a beauty in one of his glasshouses- a reasonable size after a good long time... it may be hardy enough to try outside if you can source one.
I'll look for a link .....

 okay, found it :   Prunus KO-JO-NO-MAI
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3053.msg80827#msg80827

[David Nicholson]

Good article in this month's "The Garden" on small and dwarf Cherries

Mark, I think a Hammemalis would tend to look out of scale in a raised bed. Much better, in my humble view, in an open border.

[Maggi Young]

Good article in this month's "The Garden" on small and dwarf Cherries

Mark, I think a Hammemalis would tend to look out of scale in a raised bed. Much better, in my humble view, in an open border.

Hello Birthday Boy - you been out painting the town red all day?

[johnw]

The Hams, if happy,  can put on 2-4ft of growth in a year here.  Probably much more where you are.  Some like Jelena, the earliest here, get extremely wide.  Arnold Promise is the narrowest V-shape.

johnw

[mark smyth]

David can I beg the mag when you are finished? The Iford cherry came to mind but I don't know how tall it gets

[David Nicholson]

Hello Birthday Boy - you been out painting the town red all day?

Yup (old bloke's privilige) tell more in a tick!

[David Nicholson]

David can I beg the mag when you are finished? The Iford cherry came to mind but I don't know how tall it gets

Sorry Mark, it goes to Holland when I've finished with it but I'll scan it for you and if that doesn't work too well I'll photocopy the article for you.

[Lvandelft]

Don't do it , Mark. You'll regret it!

Unless you go for one of the small prunus varities - John Gennard has shown a beauty in one of his glasshouses- a reasonable size after a good long time... it may be hardy enough to try outside if you can source one.
I'll look for a link .....

 okay, found it :   Prunus KO-JO-NO-MAI
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3053.msg80827#msg80827

Prunus Kojo-no-mai and Prunus koreana are both very suitable and very hardy

[mark smyth]

It could go to Holland via my house

[johnw]

Luit  - Great suggestions and thanks fir reminding me of the Kojo-No-Mai which Ashwood used so effectively at the Feb RHS Show one year.

Sadly neither it nor Prunus koreana are to be found here.

johnw - sounds like 40cm of snow is a certainty, but winds only 90km/hr.

[Diane Clement]

Prunus Kojo-no-mai can get quite big when in the open ground.  The Ashwood ones and John Gennard's are, I think, in pots which keep them small for display.  Here's mine, now over 5ft tall perhaps 8 or 10 years old.

[Maggi Young]

That's bigger than I would hope at that age, Diane-though it's very pretty. Right enough, John's are in pots and those Ashwood beauties will  be too.
It might be possible to slow it down by planting it in a pot in the bed, but you've got to keep a very close eye on that situation or before you know it the plant either puts roots out over the pot or else breaks it.....
you'd have to treat it more  like a bonsai, Mark.

[mark smyth]

P. koreana looks great