Souvenir de Louis Spaeth aka "Andenken an Ludwig Spath" Size Options
100-150cm: 2-3 years old in a 7-12L pot
150-180cm: 3-4 year Half Standard (lollipop shape) in a 12-15L pot
(HS)Girth 6-8 cm: 15-20L pot, around 80cm clear stem with a rounded/shaped head on top.
Souvenir de Louis Spaeth (Syringa vulgaris 'Souvenir de Louis Spaeth') has a reputation as being beautiful. We cannot confirm because it has not appeared in any modelling magazines, appeared on Miss Universe, run off with a rich old man or has a plaque declaring it to be an area of outstanding natural beauty. This is where you just have to trust us (the people taking your money and completely biased) that you buy this lilac tree and some form of beauty is what you are going to get. Should you want something more beautiful than our Souvenir de Louis Spaeth then we suggest buying two or more and look at them intensely (just be careful because bowel movements can be linked to intense looking)
Unlike UKIP, Souvenir de Louis Spaeth offers desirable, reliable and consistent results. It won't put up posters of very similar-looking plants and try to tell you they will act like Japanese Knot Weed and destroy your paradise. If you do happen to have Japanese Knot Weed, maybe show it a picture of Nigel Farage, it seems disappointingly effective in keeping foreign bodies out of the UK.
Expect the lilac/purple flowers to make an appearance around May-June time depending on local conditions. By conditions we mean meteorological not political. Not even UKIP could stop our Souvenir de Louis Spaeth from flowering, but we would understand if it wanted to wait until something better came along. So if you do not get great results, check your soil, watering regime and where most people in your area are putting a tick on the ballot paper.
Considered to be fully UK hardy so will tolerate a frosty climate.
A small height tree / shrub, so expect a height of up to 4 metres (13 foot) after 10 years but could go on to be around 7m tall and the same wide.
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Ornamental Tree Roots In The Shade e.g. Behind A Fence
It is more important that that foliage (posh term for leaves) receives the sunlight than the roots. So if the canopy of your ornamental tree can sunbathe but the bottom of your tree thinks there has been a nuclear winter then that is ok. You might want to ensure you have good drainage as water and no sun is the start of algae and other such issues.
Do I Need To Stake My Ornamental Tree?
Our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy.
