33. Circle Driveway

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Written By Sini

Maples, Magnolias, and Myrtles.

The first step to making a circle driveway is to find its center. At the center of our circle is a Katsura tree. On the perimeter we have a collection of Vine Maples, Magnolia Trees, and Crape Myrtles.

Driveway Plan

The size of our circle is based on a firetruck’s turning radius of 25’. A typical driveway is 12’ wide, making our outside radius 37’. In the future, we will relocate the driveway that connects to the guest house. We want to move it to the east (page right).

Fell List

An existing cedar tree was growing close to an existing spruce, casting shadows, and dumping lots of cedar needles. Timber!

Now with that tree out of the way, let us look at the trees that we added to our circle.

Plant List

  • Little Gem Magnolia

    • Mature Height: 20 to 25 feet

    • Mature Width: 10 to 15 Feet

    • Sun: full sun

    • Flowers: white

    • Soil: tolerates wet

    • Planted Fall 2023

  • Moonglow Magnolia

    • Mature Height: 15 to 35 feet

    • Mature Width: 10 to 20 Feet

    • Sun: full sun

    • Flowers: white

    • Soil: tolerates wet

    • Planted fall 2023

  • Vine Maple

    • Mature Height: 25 to 30feet

    • Mature Width: 25 to 30feet

    • Sun: full or part sun

    • Planted 2023

  • Crape Myrtle Sioux

    • Mature Height: 13 to 20 feet

    • Mature Width: 8 to 12 Feet

    • Sun: full or partial

    • Flowers: pink

    • Growth Rate: Fast

  • Crape Myrtle Tonto

    • Mature Height: 5 to 10feet

    • Mature Width: 5 to 8 Feet

    • Sun: full sun

    • Flowers: dark pink

    • Growth Rate: Moderate

The next step is to protect the trees from the deer!

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