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DECIDUOUS TREES
Original PowerPoint Created by
Howard Henderson
Modified by Georgia Agriculture
Education Curriculum Office
June, 2002
Functions Of Trees In The
Landscape
• To provide shade - may reduce
room temperature by 20 deg.
• To frame the house
• Make the house the center of
interest
Function Of Trees
• To relieve bare spots
• End walls of houses often look
bare
• To screen an object
Function Of Trees
• To ensure privacy
• Screening a porch or terrace
• To frame a view
Function Of Trees
• To accent the landscape
• Planting trees beside of fencing,
brick walls, to break the monotony
Windbreaks
• Tall evergreens are usually used
• Set on the north/north-west side
about 50 feet from house
Trees Groups By Mature
Height
• Small deciduous - up to 35 feet
• Medium deciduous - 36-75 feet
• Large deciduous - 76 feet and over
Small Deciduous Trees
• Japanese maple
• Flowering dogwood
• Saucer magnolia
• Redbud
• Flowering crabapple
• Weeping cherry
Medium Deciduous Trees
• Weeping birch
• Shademaster honeylocust
• Red maple
• Crimson king maple
• Green ash
Large Deciduous Trees
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Norway maple
Sugar maple
Thornless honeylocust
Sweet gum
Tulip tree
Pin oak
Red oak
Characteristics
of Trees
• FORM: refers to the shape of the
tree.
• A tall, columnar tree is used to fill
a particular landscaping need and
fits in a smaller space
• A broad, spreading tree requires
more room and has a different
appearance and use in the
landscape.
Flowering And Color
• If and when a tree flowers the
color of the blossoms are
important factors in tree choices
• Some trees vary in leaf color from
one season to the other,while
others do not change at all
TEXTURE
• Deals with the size of the leaves
• Large leaves appear to have a
coarse texture, while small leaves
give a fine textured appearance
Height
• Is the average height to which that
particular tree grows
• Depending upon size/type of
house and function of tree in the
landscape
Hardiness Zones
• Zones give the average low
temperature range for a particular
area of the country
Ways Trees Can Be
Purchased
• Bare root
• Balled and burlapped
• Container grown
Planting The Tree
• Should have 4-5 inches of topsoil
under the roots
• Diameter of hole should be 1-1 1/2”
larger than root ball
Bracing The Tree
• Prevents wind from swaying and
loosening the roots
• Helps keep the tree standing straight
Fertilizer Placement
• Use 2 lb. Per 1 inch of diameter of
tree trunk of 5-10-5
• 2 ft. Apart around the dripline
Mulching
• Use hardwood bark, pine bark,
coconut husks
• Apply at a 3-4 inch depth
• Apply 2/3 of the distance from the
tree trunk to the drip line of the
tree