Which tree should I plant?
23 Mar 2010
Question by luebkesan: Which tree should I plant?
I would like to plant a row of trees, but I can’t be there to take care of them more than once or twice a week. I wanted to just transplant small trees from the area to where I want them.
I live in north-eastern, lower peninsula, of Michigan. The soil where I plan to put the trees is very sandy. The place is mostly sunny. Here’s the tricky part…I would like something that would grow relatively fast and the trees that I would like to plant, that’s the same as in the area, is either Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) or a Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis), and I know that a cedar won’t usually last long in sand. I might consider a Spruce (Picea glauca) or a Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris) (even though there are too many of those Scotch Pines).
Any Ideas?
Additional Details
I want to use the trees that are already growing on this particular piece of land and also something that I can use for boughs during brushing season so that the city slickers can have nice wreaths to hang. I am not going to buy any trees, just transplant neighboring trees.
I asked this exact same question before but nobody seems to understand the question. 3 out of 3 people wanted me to buy trees that weren’t in the area. Please read the question thoroughly.
Best answer:
Answer by Claire
I think Balsam Fir and Spruce might be less suitable because they are fairly slow growers. I also don’t think Cedar would make as appealing a wreath as Pine…so I guess that leaves you with the Scotch Pine. Any help?
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