Growing Shade Trees In a Hurry
What a conundrum. We live in a world today where people expect things at lightning speed. Although you can’t grow a tree from seed to mature level quickly, there are plenty of other options to be made.
Shade trees have become quite popular in suburban areas for their obvious benefits of not just beauty but environmental factors. Do you remember sitting under a tree in the summer hoping to catch some relief from the sun? How about hoping to find a spot underneath a tree on a street in the middle of the summer?
Many homeowners these days have taken to the idea of strategically planting shade trees in select areas of their property in order to beautify their landscape, provide energy conservation, and of course lower the electric bill!
The following trees that we’re going to go over are popular shade trees for suburban areas and grow to be very tall with the right care.
- Northern Red Oak
- Freeman Maple
- ‘Green Vase’ zelkova
- Tulip Tree
- Dawn Redwood
- European black alder
- Eastern White Pine
- ‘Green Giant’ arborvitae
- Sargent cherry
- Heritage river birch
- Sweet bay magnolia
- ‘Natchez’ crape myrtle
What’s so wonderful about this small selection of trees is the ornamental and aesthetic qualities you’ll see when the leaves start to bloom in the spring and the colors start to change in the fall. Some grow as high as 80 – 90 feet high or 20-40 feet wide. Quality Tree Services specializes in tree planting, transplanting as well as analysis throughout Asheville, North Carolina. Feel free to give us a call at anytime for more info at (828) 633-4357.