FLOOD06155

• County: Statewide
• Community: State
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Storms Over the Urban Forest: A Community Guide to Disaster Relief
• Date: 1/1/1994
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: USFWS
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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TREE em USA
BULLETIN

for the
Friends of1ree City USA

Bulletin No4
James R. Fazio, Editor

The Right Tree for the Right Place

Any Friend of1'ree City USA can list the man..v benefits of trees -
shade, beauty, windbreak, pril'8.cy, cleaner air, less noise, less glare, and
higher properlj' values to name a few. But the key to these benefits is to
select the right tree and plant it in the right place. The right tree in the
right place not only assures a lifetime of satisfaction, it also keeps
maintenance costs low;.

"What is right?" may sound like an exam question from a class in moral
philosophy, but in the green wodd it is not quite as complex. A tree's
requirements to thrive, its form or shape, its size at matUlity, and its !'Ole or
function in your landscape help determine the best tree to plant. Beyond
that, the question enters the gl'ey area of pel'Sonal taste where what is "right"
i~ largely a matter of opinion.

~O-i'~/,

Wrong Planting large trees under utility lines
often means mutilated trees. Large evergreens close to the
house on the south block ""'arming winter sunlight.

-1'<7~ 7'

Right Short flO\.vering l,'ees don't clash vvilh
overhead utility lines. La('ge deciduous trees on the southeast,
sOllthwest, and west provide cooling shade in summer. and
don't obstruct the low winter sun. An evergreen windbreak on
the north blocks cold "vinter \-vinds.