Can I Place my greenhouse under a tree?

[txboi25]

Ok so I'm going to be building a greenhouse soon and the only place I have available is under a mulberry tree would this be ok I plan on have low light orchids

thanks in advance

[dounoharm]

mulberrys make suckers which will try to come up in your greenhouse....also, the berries and debris from the tree wont be good for the surface of your greenhouse.....is it a non-bearing mulberry?....I still would be cautios of putting it under a mulberry....why not get rid of the tree? greenhouses are meant to be under full sun.....that's where you get your benefit....good luck!

[txboi25]

It's a male never have had issues with suckers for the twenty years we've lived here what if I use a clear green house cover because I'm making a hoop greenhouse

[kindrag23]

What about the winter when leaves drop..will they get to much light then?

[Ray]

Think about control - or lack thereof: in the open, you can apply shade to control the light intensity, and remove it as necessary. Under a tree, your maximum light level is out of your control, and if its too shaded, you're out of luck.

The "what about winter" question is a good one, too. Here in southeastern PA, the sun is low enough that when the leaves drop, I'm OK without shade. However, even here, in the Spring, the light intensity increases before the leaves return. If you're farther south, that could lead to real issues unless you're prepared to manage it.


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[HighSeas]

That's cute!

Take a brief spin around the forum. You "plan on having ONLY low light orchids"?

With or without a greenhouse; you'll probably be as OCD as the rest of us and begin to "acquire" many more.

If I were you....and if it's possible....I'd be chopping away at that tree and never look back!

Enjoy your greenhouse! We'd LOVE to see pics!

[RandomGemini]

Originally Posted by HighSeas

That's cute!

Take a brief spin around the forum. You "plan on having ONLY low light orchids"?

With or without a greenhouse; you'll probably be as OCD as the rest of us and begin to "acquire" many more.

If I were you....and if it's possible....I'd be chopping away at that tree and never look back!

Enjoy your greenhouse! We'd LOVE to see pics!

I have to agree with this. Here I am, thinking, "Okay, just two phals. They should do fine in my bright, but indirectly lit house." and flash forward to today… there are five phals in my office, one in the dining room, an oncidium in my husband's office and my daughter just brought home a cattleya that's sitting in my potting area drying out. LOL! It gets addicting, fast. I'd definitely consider moving it to a higher light location if possible. Perhaps just a smaller green house, in a more open area?

[kindrag23]

Wait til u buy flasked babies...and rescue plants....

[IncurablePlantHead]

Originally Posted by txboi25

Ok so I'm going to be building a greenhouse soon and the only place I have available is under a mulberry tree would this be ok I plan on have low light orchids

thanks in advance

Chop Chop!

20 year old unproductive mulberry.... Get a dwarf everbearing to put beside your new unshaded greenhouse. Keep your new muberry producing bush well pruned. You still may never get many mulberries but the birds will love it. They swoop at me when I go to pick THEIR mulberries!

[kindrag23]

I know thats right. The hummingbirds attack my head everytime I pull a hibiscus blossom or rose of sharon bloom for my shelly to eat.