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WRONG TREES, WRONG PLACES

➤ Planting large trees under utility lines can eventually mean mutilated trees as they grow to maturity.

➤ Large evergreens close to the house on the south block will receive warming winter sunlight.

➤ Trees on the north side of the house can be vulnerable to icy winter winds.

➤ Short, flowering trees don’t clash with overhead utility lines.

➤ Large deciduous trees on the southeast, southwest, and west provide cooling shade in the summer, but don’t obstruct the low winter sun.

➤ An evergreen windbreak on the north blocks cold winds in winter.

THE TREE'S PURPOSE

➤ Start by defining the purpose for your new tree.

➤ Common purposes include aesthetics, privacy, shade/energy reduction, windbreak, or street tree.

➤ Your end goal will impact the suitability of different trees.

THE TREE'S DIMENSIONS

➤ Next consider your planting site limitations.

➤ Height. Will the tree bump into anything when it is fully grown?

➤ Canopy spread. How wide will the tree grow?

➤ Is the tree deciduous or coniferous? (Will it lose its leaves in the winter?)

➤ Form or shape. A columnar tree will grow in less space. Round and V-Shaped species provide the most shade.

➤ Growth rate. How long will it take for your tree to reach its full height? Slow growing species typically live longer than fast growing species.

THE TREE'S DIMENSIONS

➤ Soil, sun, and moisture requirements.

➤ Fruit. No one wants messy droppings on busy sidewalks.

➤ Hardiness zone indicates the temperature extremes in which a tree can be expected to grow.

➤ Check with your community's tree board or forestry department or a local county cooperative extension agent for a list of trees suitable for planting in your specific hardiness zone.

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