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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 • • • • • • • 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