Anne Miller wrote:Have you tried planting a native variety for your area?
Usually, native varieties seem to do better.
I have no idea if native would be in the form of dwarf trees.
I have been putting in a lot of native plants, especially flowers, for the bugs and hummers. (I'm in San Francisco). Problem is, the yard is very narrow, so I want to keep it to smaller trees. There's an elderberry that was at death's door when I took over the garden 2 years ago. It's still not doing very well. I can't think of any native trees that give fruit! I'd really like to get something to eat.
Here's some pictures of the yard from 2 years ago, when I first started cleaning it up, and then a year ago. Orientation is north-south the long ways. Only the north end is open. The tree will go where the black compost bin is in the last pic.