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Zoe
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SHADE TREES?
Feb 17th, 2012 at 1:06pm
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Hola, i want to plant two shade trees, so that i can eventually park my car underneath... i've seen many trees around the area, that are trained, to form a shade canopy... does anyone know what they are called, or can you recommend any good shade trees to grow???? Thanks  Smiley
  
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Reply #1 - Feb 17th, 2012 at 1:18pm
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I think they are called Mulberry trees and if pruned properly can cover a large area.I also think they can be grafted together on the branches thus forming a continuous conopy from tree to tree.
  
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Reply #2 - Feb 17th, 2012 at 7:31pm
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The locals call the Mulberry, Silk trees.  They're very common.  They put on a lot of growth each year and need to be pruned in late autumn.
  
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Reply #3 - Feb 17th, 2012 at 10:08pm
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In Catalan a mulberry tree is called morera arbres
  
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Reply #4 - Feb 18th, 2012 at 3:43am
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Just remember these trees do bare fruit and they stain your patio and car included. You do not want any tree or shrub that has fruit.  Wink A couple of sites below give you some names of the native trees.Good luck.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Trees_in_Spain

http://www.andalucia.com/environment/trees/home.htm
  
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Reply #5 - Feb 18th, 2012 at 11:14am
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Mulberry trees are common in gardens here, and are really good shade cover.
If pruned right back in the Autumn, they will produce very little, or even no fruit.
If left unpruned they can produce a lot of fruit, which will fall when ripe and become sticky on the patio, car etc.
  
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Reply #6 - Feb 18th, 2012 at 2:40pm
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I think you'll find that the Mulberry trees used for shade here are hermaphrodite and therefore produce no flowers or fruit.
  
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Reply #7 - Feb 18th, 2012 at 5:28pm
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Mine are cut back hard every year n they still produce lovely tasting berries that make a lot of mess on the patio... Roll Eyes
  
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Reply #8 - Feb 22nd, 2012 at 1:31pm
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Thanks for all the advise..... Smiley
  
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Reply #9 - Feb 22nd, 2012 at 1:44pm
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There are other trees you can use like palms for example but they're expensive.  You should be able to get a couple of good sized silks from a garden centre without breaking the bank.
  
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