I want to plant a christmas-tree like tree

[Anonymous]

Would like it to be pretty big and/or fast growing.

What would work well in DC?

[Anonymous]

Eastern White Pine:

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/pinus/strobus.htm

[Anonymous]

Eastern white pines get really big. They also tend to drop branches in ice storms and snow storms. They're beautiful trees, but I wouldn't plant one in my yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eastern white pines get really big. They also tend to drop branches in ice storms and snow storms. They're beautiful trees, but I wouldn't plant one in my yard.

Pretty much all trees drop branches in ice storms. OP asked for a "big" tree.

[Anonymous]

I do want a tree that gets nice and big. Something not dead in winter for my yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eastern white pines get really big. They also tend to drop branches in ice storms and snow storms. They're beautiful trees, but I wouldn't plant one in my yard.

Pretty much all trees drop branches in ice storms. OP asked for a "big" tree.

Some more than others, though. Have you ever watched a white pine after a snowstorm with heavy, wet snow? It's an amazing sight, but not something to have near your house or power lines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eastern white pines get really big. They also tend to drop branches in ice storms and snow storms. They're beautiful trees, but I wouldn't plant one in my yard.

Pretty much all trees drop branches in ice storms. OP asked for a "big" tree.

Some more than others, though. Have you ever watched a white pine after a snowstorm with heavy, wet snow? It's an amazing sight, but not something to have near your house or power lines.

Not if you prune properly:
http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-and-plant-advice/horticulture-care/pruning-evergreens

Removing too many under branches will cause almost any evergreen to collapse under heavy snows.