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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Available space is pl'Obably the consideration most often overlooked or <br />misunderstood when deciding what tree to plant. Even for pl'Ofessionals, it is <br />often difficult to envision the planting site 5, la, or 20 years in the future. Yet this <br />is essential. Before planting, know what the tree \'\.illlook like as it nears <br />ma~urity Consider its height, Cl'Own spread and I'oot space. <br />Some of the problems helmv can be dealt \\oith by subsequent pruning. <br />HoweveI~ it is ideal to plant your lree lo do what you \""anl it to do while al the <br />same time preventing it from: <br /> <br /> <br />~ lifting \ovalks <br />[Ja' entering or moving drainage pipes or other <br />utilities <br />k? tangling with \owes or eaves <br />Id" shading gardens <br />~ blocking \>\rindows or scenic views <br />Id" interfering with outdoor lighting <br />lia'" covering chimneys <br />lia'" blocking solar collectors <br />lia'" encroaching on your neighbor <br /> <br />Shrubs <br /> <br />(These examples are typical mature <br />heights in city conditions. Check booklets <br />published by local forestry professionals, <br />or books such as Manual of Woody <br />Landscape plants Isee p_ 8). for the <br />expected mature height and crown <br />spl'ead of trees you are considering.l <br /> <br />Do~,"'()od <br />Flowering <br />Plums. <br />HawthOll1. <br />Sumac, <br />110l'nbeam, <br />Redbud <br /> <br />Spacing Guide <br /> <br />Small trees - 30' or less <br />:\1edium trees - 30-70' <br />Large trees - 70' or mure <br /> <br />Sassafras <br />Post Oak, <br />Quaking <br />Aspen, <br />Eastern <br />Redcedar <br /> <br />Pin Oak <br />Arborvitae. <br />Green Ash, <br />Hemlock <br />Blue <br />Spruce <br /> <br />2 Size <br />and Location <br /> <br />Spacing <br />plant <br />massil1l!s <br />6-15' <br />30-40' <br />40-50' <br /> <br />e>.1inimum <br />spacltlK <br />from <br />wall <br />lone-stor:", <br />huildin!(' <br />8-10' <br />15' <br />20' <br /> <br />Minimum <br />spacing <br />lmm <br />cOiner <br />lune-slOr:1I <br />building) <br />6-8' <br />12' <br /> <br />toO <br /> <br />A\'erage <br />Mature <br />Height' <br />(n~etl <br /> <br />80 <br /> <br />60 <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />White Oak <br />Linden. <br />Red Oak. <br />Tuliptree. <br />\oValnut. <br />KY Coffee- <br />tree <br /> <br />ponderosa Pine <br />Redv.uod. <br />Planetree <br /> <br />'lndi\idual specimens <br />may grow lal'ger in <br />natural settings. <br /> <br />3 Crown <br />Fonn or Shape <br /> <br />The characler of tree crovvns and thus the foml or shape of trees varies <br />among species as much as leaf shapes 0(' bark patterTIs. Its shape is another clue <br />to how well it \-vill fit the space you have available. \vhat pl'Oblems might OCCUl~ <br />and hO\v well it vvill help meet the goals you have for your property. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A columnar varietv of NOr\-vav <br />maple makes an e"'xcellent st;ect <br />tree in this setting. <br /> <br />Shapes <br />Round <br /> <br />V-Shaped <br /> <br />~ - <br />I <br /> <br />\Vhite Oak <br /> <br />. <br />~ <br />[ <br />~ <br /> <br />" <br />f <br />i <br /> <br />Hackherr.y <br /> <br />Oval <br /> <br /> <br />Columnar <br /> <br />Pyramidal <br /> <br />Sugar :\.1aple <br /> <br />Poplar <br /> <br />Pin Oak <br /> <br />TREE (In liS,," BlJLLETL'II No_ -l . :--Jalional Arhat" Day foundation' S <br />