So, the tree in the back yard that I posted about last week is indeed dying. It is being eaten by carpenter ants, and the arborist dude is coming back tomorrow morning with his crew to remove the tree. It's apparently at 'emergency status' right now because of the crack.
Shawn asked what he would recommend for a replacement tree and his suggestions included Chinquapin oak and Mexican plum...of course I was hoping for something that didn't drop fruit. But to be fair, he was giving Shawn recommendations based off of us keeping whatever the bush-type-thing is in the backyard.
The arborist also walked around the house and told Shawn what all the other trees were on the property. So we've got Red Tip Photina, Dwarf Crepe Myrtle, Shumard Oak, Chinese Pistachio, Bradford Pear, and 2 Arizona Ash (one of which will be removed). He also told shawn what the bush-type-thing was, but of course he didn't remember it. This is because he doesn't really care what plants we've got in the yard whereas I do.
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Hi Katina,
Red Tip photinia wants to be a tree but is treated like a shrub and cut into hedges...maybe the guy was talking about your bush thing when he made that ID?
Did you post a photo of the one you're wondering about?
We started out with three Arizona Ashes and are down to two. Our other big trees are pecans, and if you don't like stuff falling from the sky - better not plant them ;-]
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
No, i know which bushed are the red tip photina--we have 2 of them, one in the front yard by the driveway, and one in the backyard by the fence (we also had another one by the fence and one by the garden, but those two died).
The funny bush-tree-thing looks kinda like Desert Willow, but it's not. the leaves are all wrong...and the flowers look more like azalea flowers. I should have a picture somewhere around here...I'll try to find it and post it.
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