Local Species Awareness Program.

[Tulsabonsigh]

Siberian Elm.
Amur Maple.

The only conifer I can find to work relatively well so far is the J. Virginia.
AKA J.Crack.

Chicagoland.

This is cuz I found this thing, View attachment 80418

Knows my winter.

And the Hokkaido I can't protect is Probly gonna be a 26 dollar loss.

Gotta start saving that for nice stuff!

Sorce

hey sorce; what plant is in this image!? I need one!

 

[sorce]

hey sorce; what plant is in this image!? I need one!

That's a Siberian Elm, but, as sprayed by the Railroad. What it doesn't kill, sends out like witches broom foliage.

Sorce

 

[Tulsabonsigh]

That's a Siberian Elm, but, as sprayed by the Railroad. What it doesn't kill, sends out like witches broom foliage.

Sorce

Wow! Do you still have it???

 

[sorce]

Wow! Do you still have it???

Nah, I ripped it out kinda stupid and it died, wasn't really much anyhow, except a confirmation that Siberian Elm is kinda amazing.

Sorce

 

[Tulsabonsigh]

Also the railroad uses “krowbar” in case you want to attempt to replicate this

 

[HorseloverFat]

My two deciduous would have been the first two named..

Acer Ginnala and Siberian Elm.. they.. “get it” here.

Buuuuut I’ll go with something else...

Elaeagnus Umbellata - mine still have some leaves.

My Acer Platanoides are ALSO holding leaves... still.. (it’s pretty cold)

Picea Rubens - My favorite (from a far, the ones I HAVE suck.) the foliage is the most interesting (while remaining quite small) of the Picea Species here.. but they ALL generally do well.

 

[AlainK]

This thread is designed to bring to light the species people have in their own neighborhood, that THRIVE, and can best be used for our art.

Thanks for reviving this thread.

A lot of plants and trees have found their home here, but among specifically native plants, I'd say Acer campestre (field maple), Hawthron (Crataegus monogyna), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).

They're endemic here, but though France is a little smaller than the US (geographically ) we have very different climates from north to south and from east to west. Olive trees are very common around the Mediterranean sea, whereas there are forests of larch and beech in the central mountains, mugo and scots pines in the Alps, etc.

Maples, esp. Acer palmatum (welcomed immigrants) are my favourite, though with the climate changing so rapidly, they require more attention in the hot and dry summers we're having here.

 

[Tycoss]

I live about 50 km East of Calgary Alberta, zone 3. We are very limited in terms of deciduous that do well. Siberian Elms, crab apples and Cotoneaster Latifolia have done well for me. Saskatoon berry and shepherdia bushes have also done well in my experiments so far.
For conifers, lodgepole pine, englemann spruce, tamarack larch, white spruce (standard or Black Hills, not Alberta Dwarf) will all thrive with minimal protection.

 

[AlainK]

I live about 50 km East of Calgary Alberta, zone 3

I never understood why these apple-trees with small fruit were called "crab apples" : any crabs in Alberta ?

Here, we've got Malus sylvestris, the forest apple-tree. It's got small (bitter) apples about 1.5-2 cm diameter, yellow.

One of mine, from seed gathered in the nearby forest is very "un-naturalisic" :

 

[PA_Penjing]

Eastern PA, zone 6b
Hot ass summers and cold ass winters
these trees can take full sun and "winter protection" means putting the pots on the ground. These 3 are fuss free

Decid.
Dwarf burning bush
Dawn Redwood

EverCon
Juniperus Squamata

 

[Carol 83]

Hot ass summers and cold ass winters

I can relate to that.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Dangit... i didn’t follow MOST of the rules.. my bad.

 

[sorce]

I can relate to that.

My daughter showed me stats yesterday that Southern Illinois has a higher recorded temperature than Florida. 117 over like 10something.

#effrules.

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Just realized she found this information googling which is hotter, because she wants to move.

My boy wants to go to Kentucky for College Baseball so I'm thinking T-t-t-t-Tennesee.

Sorce

 

[ghues]

Going to be watching this thread to see if anyone close to my area (Oregon/ Washington) with more experience will end up posting.

@silversara still here.

 

[Carol 83]

My daughter showed me stats yesterday that Southern Illinois has a higher recorded temperature than Florida. 117 over like 10something.

#effrules.

Sorce

But Florida has beaches and an ocean. Southern IL has corn and bean fields, not quite the same.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Mulberry are ubiquitous now and will be brought to you by your local birds for free. They are mostly hybrids now because there is an ample supply of the weeping reds from China crossing with native whites and 125% of the seeds germinate. They are hard to kill and can be worked at any time of year. They reduce very well and the smaller the leaves are the more wavy and deeply cut they get. They all start out with a leaf that is shaped like the state of Michigan and the size of your hand, but don't be fooled, they do reduce well to about an inch. This is one in a 7" pot 5 or 6 years old (sold) and has more red blood than white...

This one is 7 or 8 years old in a 13" pot and has more white than red blood...

 

[Carol 83]

Mulberry are ubiquitous now and will be brought to you by your local birds for free. They are mostly hybrids now because there is an ample supply of the weeping reds from China crossing with native whites and 125% of the seeds germinate. They are hard to kill and can be worked at any time of year. They reduce very well and the smaller the leaves are the more wavy and deeply cut they get. They all start out with a leaf that is shaped like the state of Michigan and the size of your hand, but don't be fooled, they do reduce well to about an inch. This is one in a 7" pot 5 or 6 years old (sold) and has more red blood than white...
View attachment 351752
This one is 7 or 8 years old in a 13" pot and has more white than red blood...
View attachment 351753

Good to know, I have a red Mulberry from Zach Smith hanging out in the garage. I didn't do anything to it last year, just let it grow.

 

[leatherback]

But Florida has beaches and an ocean. Southern IL has corn and bean fields, not quite the same.

good point. Can't eat beaches!

 

[StarGazer]

Norther California:

Califonia Buckeye -aesculus californica
Manzanita - Arctostaphylos
California Lilac- Ceanothus
Baccharis Pilularis -Coyote bush
Coastal redwood - Sequoia sempervivens
Coastal Live Oak - quercus agrifolia
Giant sequoia
Ponderosa Pine