Monday, 11 July 2011

Rapid growing Trees

Trees are vital to our planet, without them you and I would not exsist. They produce oxygen, filter the air we breath. They absorb the pollutants such as carbon monoxide, storing  and changing them into less harmful forms,not adding to the green house gas effect. They also give us shade thus helping  to reduce the evaportation  of moisture. They can act as a wind breaker and planted in strategic places can reduce noise reduction as well as a stone wall.
At the beginning of the year we planted out some young trees called Albizia julibrissin. I suggested them to the client of Villa care menorca because of their drought tolerance, and their array of pink feathery blooms in summer. The leaves have a feathery fern effect, an ornamental tree that grows quite rapidly, but can also cope once its establised on very little water in the hotter part of summer.
There is also the wonderful Pepper tree, with its knarled looking trunk, again within 4yrs from a young tree, you would be able to stand underneath its arching branches that are simular to that of a weeping willow, but not invasive in any way. Crush the leaves and the peppery aroma is released and when the tree matures you may be lucky to have peppercorns that grow in clusters from its branches.
Lastly the reliable Mimosa a fast growing tree that will reach 15 ft within the first 4yrs, again with beautiful feathery panacled leaved branches spreading out. In late spring they produce either pink or yellow/green florets which in turn produce the seed pods for future trees. See pics for all three trees.

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