Cedar of Lebanon

[ACTREE]

Hi,

 

We have a client who wants to plant a mature Cedar of Lebanon in a v. large garden as a memorial to a family member, but I can't seem to source a mature Tree anywhere, I have tried Barcham's and many others and the largest I can find is 4m, and they want an instant Tree - does anybody know of anyone who can supply one please, any ideas welcome?

[jaime bray]

Civic trees are good for planting large trees, they may know of a supplier that could help. Few companies in Germany that have such stock to.

[tipmethewink]

Quick Google search so not a recommendation 4m tall: http://www.paramountplants.co.uk/plant/CEDLIB/cedrus-libani-.html

 

Edit: there's 6-7m trees on this page: http://www.deepdale-trees.co.uk/trees/2014/12-Cedrus-libani.html

Edited September 22, 2015 by tipmethewink
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[Steve Bullman]

i'd really try and persuade them that small is better. A tree the size they want will cost a fortune both in the cost of the tree and the planting. Maybe money is no obstacle in this case, but a smaller tree will likely get to the height of the larger tree by the time it even establishes itself, if it doesn't die first. Just my opinion.

[nepia]

Agree completely. Patience is a virtue. The smaller the tree the more likely it is to establish well, which comment will undoubtedly attract howls of derision from professional tree planters!

 

There is another aspect to this: it is believed by some that trees transplanted when half-grown (ish) fail to reach their full size. For some reason they grow a bit and stop.

I know someone who spent £200 on each of a pair of 8' Magnolia grandiflora about 12 years ago. They are in good, well-prepared ground in an open aspect and suffer no plant competition. They are now 12' tall and barely flower.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

What Steve Bulman said.

[Mark Bolam]

As above.

[JaySmith]

Google provender nurseries in Swanley kent that's where we get our stuff. If they haven't got one on the stock lost they may be able to source it

[jaime bray]

Euro plants in surrey

[Mark Bolam]

I was trying to source a mature Yew a few years back, to replace one some builders had boshed over without permission.

The biggest I could find fell well below the requested 40', and was in Germany.

It was £13k not including transportation and planting, and came 100% NOT guaranteed to survive.

Never found out what happened in the end, solicitors and insurance companies were involved.

 

Surely a small healthy tree is a more fitting tribute than a big knackered one?