As a little girl growing up in Midwestern farm country, i used to love to climb in places I was not supposed to climb, i enjoyed climbing to the big barn roof or all the way up to the top of the corncrib so i could see the flat country for miles around. And of course, i loved climbing trees. When seen from a couple stories up, trees become the backbone for all the land as far as the eye can see. From a bird’s-eye view, trees are the queens of the community, and all the other shrubs and plants seem to bow down in celebration of the trees’ special place.
Without a doubt, tees are the most solid structures within a garden landscape. Although no tree is permanent, many trees can live multiple generations if well taken care of and become revered by the humans who love their shade, fruit, and wildlife. There is also a more important reason to celebrate trees: oxygen. Although estimates range, trees annually produce oxygen in the hundreds of punds. Trees are also a vital natural resource as a central control to hold pollutants, stabilize the world’s climate, offset carbon dioxide buildup, cool our homes offices, and shelter and feed a huge percentage of the world’s wildlife. Trees absorb water and prevent run-off as well as make an invaluable contribution to your neighbourhood landscape.
Planning Is Everything
Once planted, trees cannot easily be moved. Therefore, planning is absolutely imperative in considering the selection and planting of a tree. Additionally, by selecting new species to increase diversity, it is possible to eliminate huge and simultaneous losses of large plantings of just one species by issues such as Dutch elm disease or emerald ash borer. Diversity of tree plantings increases the chances that more trees will survive to a mature age.
Another aspect of planning is size; trees vary hugely in size, from the very small to the ginormous. Therefore, it is critical to understand a tree’s mature height before selecting a sapling.
Trees can be a nuisance to a neighbour, if you plant a tree that overhangs onto their property, or to you, if you plant tree too close to you home so the roots tap into your plumbing. They can also be the central visual appeal to your landscape design. A deciduous tree can block hot southeastern sun in summer, but once its leaves are gone, can let the sun shine on a building in winter and heat it up, thereby reducing your heating and cooling bills. If you have a busy road nearby, trees function as sound and fume filter. But avoid planting trees too close together or they can become stunted and fungus filled. Trees need to stretch