Our Utah Mayday Tree follow-up
Some of you may remember this tree I posted a spring pic of back on April 3, 2011. I was just outside watering the lettuce and admiring it. With tomorrow being Earth Day, I thought it would be a fun follow up post. If you are looking for a good tree for your yard this is one to research. We have really enjoyed it so far.
Here it is today (3 years later). It's called a May Day. We found it at West Side Nursery. It was planted in the early spring of 2010. It's hardy to zone 3, doesn't need much water and is drought resistant.
As you can see, it's also a pretty fast grower. The birds love this tree, we've had them nesting in it year after year. The only draw back so far is having to hold our breath every spring and hope it doesn't snow late.
Here's what Utah State University's Tree Browser has to say about them. Does anyone else have experience with this tree they want to share? What's your favorite tree?
Tabby says
April 21, 2014 at 3:55 pmMayDay trees are invasive and poisonous to large animals. Seeds contain cyanide. (even more so than peaches.) If you are living in a suburban environment away from horses, cattle, etc., should be OK I guess. Definitely not for foothills or mountain areas though because of wildlife.
c4u says
April 21, 2014 at 4:39 pmI believe it’s a fruitless tree. Ours doesn’t produce any fruit or seeds and it hasn’t had any suckers. Are there different varieties? I didn’t see mention of it being poisonous on Utah State website. The fast growth worries me though. We do trim it a lot. We have a Flowering Pear that’s supposedly in the same family, that tree doesn’t fruit either, but it’s a huge mess of suckers.