Would it be a bad idea to plant a small silver pine tree next to a very large sycamore?

Question

They would be 2 meters apart. Is this a bad idea?

Answer 1

I would plant the pine alot further apart than 2 meters. How old are you and do you really expect to see the pine reach full maturity before you die.

Answer 2

I think you would find the silver pine would end up deformed.

If you look at a smaller tree growing too near a large one, you will see that it tends to grow "away" from the bigger one - so you may end up with a leaning silver pine.....  if it falls on someone, or the fence or a house, it was all your fault.  So plant it well away.

Answer 3

Silver pine trees can eventually be 75 feet tall and 50 feet in diameter.  Pines don't do well in the shade--they need full sun.

So, yes, it would be a poor choice to plant it closer than 25 feet from the Sycamore.

Answer 4

It is possible to plant a silver pine next to your sycamore and have it grow, but it's going to be severely stunted with the sycamore's root system wrapping all around it.

I would suggest planting it away from the sycamore's canopy so it gets some sun.