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all depends on where your planting them mate, growth rate,etc, being an x countryside ranger, we used to allow planting of oaks, but as they where in a public area,there was a very big chance of them being damaged,and the customer(family usually) could be prone to being very upset at a later date, something they should be made aware of, saying that 85% of them are doing nicely, if its in a private dwelling then the choice is endless, I`d like a cedar for myself one day,,lol

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We've planted a few Aesculus indica in the last year in memory of a friend. Saplings of parent trees that he planted 40 odd years ago.

 

I want a grove of Sequoia personally, so much so I started it three years ago with the intention of adding to it over the rest of my time.

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Down home we have a field about a acre and a quarter a few miles from the farm, not worth carting all the gear down there to farm it so we have turned it into a nature reserve come orchard. Drilled grass with a fair bit of clover, bee hives to pollenate fruit trees and right up the middle are three oaks. One for my grandad, one for granny and one for my little un to hopefully play on. Chances are she will never see it in its full glory. Also have a lovely big rose for my mum, but not really a tree.

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All for people planting memorial trees where demand for trees exists. It must be done on the terms of the site though. Make a list of tree species and numbers that you deam suitable for a site, kind of like a wish list. Then when people enquire, give them the list and YOUR chosen locations. You can be flexible but don't agree to things just because you don't want to upset people. Strangely enough, I don't even recall sorting any memorial trees in my time (?!?!) but have been through the process with benches millions of times (also a ranger).

 

You could/should specify the plaque size and design (should you think plaques to be appropriate).

 

Make sure you charge for supplying, planting and aftercare. Will you guarantee the tree for 5 or 10 years (i.e. will you replace if it fails for any reason?)???

 

You could do a budget version if you had space to plant a memorial woodland, where individual or groups of whips are planted by the family. Maybe you could say that for £XX they could plant or fund the planting of 9, 16, 25 (i.e. small square blocks in wider plantings) and make some sort of subtle way of being able to tell which block belongs to whom (do you want loads of plaques in a new woodland???). This would be cheap as chips to replace should there be failures.

 

Pray it doesn't get smothered in teddies, ribbons, dangly things, bottles of MD 20/20, flowers, toys etc.

 

I don't think I've really answered your question though!!! Species choice is pretty personal, I'd like a dawn redwood planted for me given the choice but you may want an oak. Very subjective, no right or wrong answer.

 

If you are planting a tree, think about who will own the land it grows on in the future and whether they would want to keep it. Grab yourself some seed from a local woodland, nurture some of that for a few years then plant it back out in the woodland and watch it grow innit.

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Indigenous genera, try talk folks out of cherries. Forget memorial signs they attract vandalism or pick a site known to the deceased away from chav areas.i.e near roads.

 

A discreet metal tag or just an ident number hidden in the foliage might suffice, note position and details in a register.

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