| Planting trees is one of the easiest yet
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| | drainage. Young trees do best when
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| effective means of giving your garden or
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| | planted in good-quality, well-drained
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| your yard a face-lift. Trees can provide
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| | loamy soil. Poorly-drained planting sites
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| shade during summertime and wind
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| | will give you problems, as many species
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| protection in winter. Aside from these,
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| | of trees including white firs,
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| they can also add to the privacy of your
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| | yellowwoods, beeches, red oaks and yews
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| home while boosting real estate values.
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| | will not tolerate "wet feet". Avoid areas
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| There are plenty of choices if you're
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| | where stagnant water pools around roots,
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| planning to plant a tree. These depend on
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| | since this can lead to "root rot" caused
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| the size, shape, growth habits and care
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| | by lack of oxygen. To test the drainage
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| needed, so choose carefully, because the
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| | of a planting area, dig a hole and fill
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| tree you pick will have long-lasting
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| | it with water. If the water hasn't
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| consequences.
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| | drained away in a couple of hours,
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| When selecting a tree, the first step is
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| | drainage may be an issue. In areas where
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| to decide what kind of tree is suitable
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| | drainage is a particular problem,
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| for your property and your needs. Climate
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| | planting in raised beds of 12 to 18
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| and soil are important factors to
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| | inches of well-drained quality topsoil
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| consider. A date palm might have a tough
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| | may be a solution.
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| time surviving a Minneapolis winter. And
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| | Soil quality in new subdivisions often
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| a water-hungry willow would starve if
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| | presents tree-planting problems. The PH
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| you're living in a perennially dry
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| | level of the soil, and therefore its
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| climate. The tree species you are
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| | fertility, is often affected by
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| planning to get should be able to
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| | construction materials and the resulting
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| flourish in your local climate and soil
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| | rubble. Chemical and petroleum spills,
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| conditions (designated hardiness zone).
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| | which often occur during building
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| Matching tree to site is a key part of
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| | construction, pose additional concerns.
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| the tree selection process. What is the
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| | If the soil contamination is quite
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| size of the site on which your new tree
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| | severe, scraping away the contaminated
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| or trees will be situated? Will that
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| | soil and replacing it with good quality
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| spindly sapling you just bought still be
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| | topsoil may be the only answer.
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| able to fit after 20 or 30 years?
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| | One of the critical factors to consider,
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| Conversely, a willow or an oak tree, both
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| | of course, is your personal taste. The
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| of which grow very large when mature, may
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| | way that your property's appearance and
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| be not the best tree to plant in a small
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| | ambience might be improved by the various
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| front lawn in the city. The proximity of
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| | kinds of trees should be taken into
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| the tree to the surrounding houses,
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| | account. Make a list of the kinds of
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| buildings, sidewalks, driveways, utility
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| | trees you admire, and think about how
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| lines, and septic systems should also be
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| | they would look in your yard or garden.
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| considered. If a tree is not planted in
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| | Consider how your selection will fill in
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| an appropriate area, the overhanging
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| | to the planting area over time. You can
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| branches and extensive root growth may
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| | make some sketches to help you decide, or
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| cause damage to nearby adjacent
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| | if you don't trust your own artistic
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| properties and utility lines, and incur
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| | talent, consult available landscape
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| you sizeable expenses in the bargain.
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| | design software, or a landscape designer.
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| Another issue to keep in mind is the
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