| Planting trees is one of the easiest yet
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| | Another issue to keep in mind is the
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| effective means of giving your garden or
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| | drainage. Good quality, well-drained loam
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| your yard a face-lift. Trees can provide
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| | soil is best for planting young trees.
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| shade during summertime and protect you
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| | Poorly-drained planting sites will give
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| from harsh, chilly winds in the winter.
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| | you problems, since many tree species,
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| Aside from these, they can also add to
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| | including firs, beeches, yellowwoods,
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| the privacy of your home while boosting
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| | oaks and yews will not be able to handle
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| real estate values. There are plenty of
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| | "wet feet". Avoid areas where stagnant
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| choices if you re planning to plant a
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| | water pools around roots, since this can
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| tree. These depend on the size, shape,
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| | lead to "root rot" caused by lack of
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| growth habits and care needed, so choose
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| | oxygen. To test the drainage of a
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| carefully, because the tree you pick will
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| | planting area, dig a hole and fill it
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| have long-lasting consequences.
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| | with water. After a couple of hours, the
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| When selecting a tree, the first step is
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| | water should have drained away. If not,
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| to decide what kind of tree is suitable
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| | you may have problems with drainage. If
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| for your property and your needs. Climate
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| | this is the case, you can plant trees in
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| and soil are important factors to
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| | raised beds of 12 to 18 inches of good
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| consider. For example, if you plant a
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| | quality topsoil to solve the problem.
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| date palm, it might have difficulty
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| | Tree planters in new subdivisions will
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| surviving the winter season in Chicago.
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| | oftentimes meet soil quality problems.
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| And planting a willow that always needs
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| | The PH level of the soil, and therefore
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| an ample supply of water would not be a
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| | its fertility, is often affected by
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| good idea if you're living in a
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| | construction materials and the resulting
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| perennially dry climate. The tree species
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| | rubble. The chemical and petroleum spills
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| you are planning to get should be able to
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| | which take place during building
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| flourish in your local climate and soil
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| | construction also present additional
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| conditions (designated hardiness zone).
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| | worries. If the soil contamination is
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| Another important factor in selecting a
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| | quite severe, scraping away the
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| tree is matching it to the surrounding
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| | contaminated soil and replacing it with
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| locality. Think about the size of the
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| | good quality topsoil may be the only
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| area within which your new tree will be
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| | answer.
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| situated. Will that spindly sapling you
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| | One of the critical factors to consider,
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| just bought still be able to fit after 20
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| | of course, is your personal taste. The
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| or 30 years? Conversely, a willow or an
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| | way that your property's appearance and
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| oak tree, both of which grow very large
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| | ambience might be improved by the various
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| when mature, may be not the best tree to
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| | kinds of trees should be taken into
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| plant in a small front lawn in the city.
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| | account. It's recommended to create a
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| The proximity of the tree to the
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| | list of all the trees you want or like,
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| surrounding houses, buildings, sidewalks,
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| | and imagine how they would look when
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| driveways, utility lines, and septic
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| | planted in your yard or garden. Think
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| systems should also be considered. If a
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| | about how the tree you selected would
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| tree is not planted in an appropriate
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| | fill in the property over time. You can
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| area, the overhanging branches and
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| | make some sketches to help you decide, or
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| extensive root growth may cause damage to
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| | if you don't have confidence in your
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| nearby adjacent properties and utility
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| | artistic skills, hire a landscape
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| lines, and incur you sizeable expenses in
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| | designer or get some landscape design
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| the bargain.
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| | software.
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