Planting different types of trees at your Nashville home may help to solve many problems in your landscape. We continue to experience drought periodically during the summer months here in the Mid South, and when you combine that with the fact that many towns and municipalities are restricting water and irrigation, you may have given up on planting trees altogether.
You are truly blessed if you live in the Mid South because you will not find more diversity of native types of trees anywhere in the United States. Planting native material, whether it’s perennials, bushes, trees, etc is the best way to save yourself time, money, and heartache (and backache), down the road.
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If you are building a new home, we advise you to get a landscape professional to site your house and preserve trees before you begin construction. Try to avoid “landscraping” as many contractors seem to like to do these days.
Design Tips Planting Different Types of Trees In Nashville, Tn Area
In Nashvlle, you may select types of trees for interest in different seasons: it keeps the garden lively. You may want trees highlighting berries, fall color, flowers, bark, or other seasonal peaks. With flowering trees, don’t limit your display to one 2-week period (i.e. nice but overused dogwoods, short lived Bradford Pears); extend and diversify by picking species to enjoy the other 50 weeks of the year. You won’t want to forget about special types of trees such as dwarf fruit trees for gift giving or to add interest to your patio, garden, or interior decor.
Trees have many forms, including: reaching, upright, upright-oval, pyramidal, columnar, weeping, rounded, vase-shaped, and irregular. Each has its special place where it does well and some are good fits for places like power lines and overhangs.
When you plant, always leave a circle of mulch around the tree measuring at least the diameter of the root ball. It will keep you from hitting the trunk with the mower or string trimmer which could kill the tree.
Water and fertilize with a high quality slow-release fertilizer. Most trees should grow about a foot a year. Water every week during dry weather, and water slowly but thoroughly.
Before you buy a tree, be sure you know how big it will get and place it carefully in your landscape.