A wedding present...which is a nice tree?
Question:My sister is getting married to her long term boyfriend and they already have a lovely home...they love gardening and have a gorgeous garden...I thought that a tree would be nice as it can grow with their relationship...what is a nice one, perhaps one which has romantic connotations...?
Answers:
Hi Daisyhill.I've just found this website that sells trees as wedding gifts.There might be some ideas on there for you.
I love Weeping Willows, but with the name, I'm not sure it would be suitable as a wedding gift.It's just a beautiful tree that has graceful movement in a breeze.
http://www.tree2mydoor.com/gifts/green_w...
dogwood. the bloom has a religious myth/story http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=a0geu9ww0z9gqu...
Maybe a nice oak or an elm?
a Maple is nice...
What USDA zone? It can make a difference.
About the myths and gardening. Even if they both garden, make sure you enclose a presentation card with the myth so they don't get offended. It's better to err on the good side here in case just in case they are not familar with the story or THAT version of the story.
Perhaps not a tree but a beautiful, flowering shrub called PHILADELPHUS also known as MOCK ORANGE. (a) is smells gorgeous and (b) Orange blossom is symbolic at weddings. It grows like mad, is not expensive and has those lovely white flowers with the incredible scent.
a Sequoia
A Rowan a.k.a. Mountain Ash) has white blossoms in the Spring, folowed by red berries late summer, so has two pretty seasons
A laburnum with its long racemes of yellow flowers is really cheering in the Spring (not a good choice where there are children - the seeds are poisonous; I had to go and cut the pods off, just in case)
Someone suggested maple - the variety Acer Brilliantisima is lovely with different colours
A flowering cherry again is lovely in the Spring with masses of pink blossom
A silver birch - lovely silver bark and delicate leaves
A magnolia (aka tulip tree in some places)
- very showy in the Spring
An apple tree - Eve gave Adam an apple
An oak tree begins as a tiny acorn, and through the miracle of the cycle of life grows into a tall, deeply rooted tree, that provides shade, and can last for hundreds of years if cared for properly. I can think of no other tree that represents growth, stateliness, beauty, strength, protection, or love than the oak.
Do they want a decidious tree. If they do the chinese tallow tree is lovely. Its botanical name is sapium sebiferum. It grows up to 8m high and 3m wide but dont forget you can prune this to stay at a resonable size sorry by the way it has broad heart shaped leaves which take on rich colours in autumn in warm or cool areas, It also has non-invasive roots which allow other plants to be planted right up close to the trunk.
An apple tree as they are great to watch as they can produce apples every year and with careful pruning can be very abundant. Just make sure that it is a variety that will fruit without needing to be too close to another apple tree for cross-fertilisation. If they have children in later years it will be exciting for the kids having apples from their own tree and watching the blooms turn to apples. Alternatively a cherry tree as you get wonderful blossom as well.
Whatever tree you get it will be a source of enjoyment and pleasure.
Andy
i think a willow tree would look lovely its an unusual and pretty tree
An oak tree symbolises truth,knowledge and courage and is an excellent 'green' present to give which will live on for centuries.
There are a couple of roses called Honeymoon and Wedding day - very nice rambling roses.
David Austin can supply them
Yew is the "tree of life" but poisonous...not appropriate
I wouldn't suggest an oak tree. they have a habit of dieing after replanting shock - hardly a good message !!
Japanese Maple or Ornamental Cherry are symbols of love in Asia, they might do and look very pretty & are robust.
What size do you want the eventual tree? What climate do you have? What seasonal interest do you want?
If you live in a temperate climate, what about a Yew (Taccus Baccata - I think is the Latin). It has a very strong heartwood, it is associated with many myths attached to it. It is often found at pagan and Christian sites (if they are religious). And it can live literally for thousands of years. With it being evergreen, it has all year interest. It produces very small little red berries.
I don't know about any romantic connection, but Apple Blossom's are really nice. They bloom & the flowers are so pretty!
There's this really cute dwarf compact variety of fruit trees ie peach or apples that can be grown in a pot. The good thing about them is that it doesn't take away much space, and you get flowers in spring, and fruits in summer.
The last thing you want is to buy a large tree in which they don't like or take away huge space in 4-5 years time.
A nice thought, but I would suggest that you give them a gift certificate to their favourite garden centre and tell them it is to buy a tree to celebrate their marriage, symbolize their love and to grow old with them. You could include a bronze or pottery sign inscribed with their names and wedding date for them to place near the tree,
Serious gardeners will have specific tastes and there well may be a tree that they want and would love to buy; you could, on the other hand, accidently buy them a tree that they dislike or that is totally unsuited in size or growing requirements to their garden. I'm a gardener and some well meaning friends have occasionally given me plants that are totally unsuited to my garden. Its a disappointment to them and to me when the plant dies.
If you've got about £50 the perfect tree would be a "Cornus Contraversa Varigata" commonly called (The Wedding Cake Tree) /www.shootgardening.co.uk/site...
More Related Questions & Answers...