BC tree service professionals name three trees that are certain to increase your home’s appearance.
3 Trees That Can Increase Curb Appeal
Whether it is trimming your lawn or planting a new tree, there are many ways to improve the look of a home by simply working in the yard. Conversely, a home can look lacklustre without decent landscaping. Trees are an attractive choice on many levels due to the potential for beauty with less care than a garden, for a central shaded gathering, and for drawing wildlife to a yard. The trees listed below are well-loved trees that will add that special touch to a modern lawn.
1. Douglas Fir
This tree, which is not actually a species of fir, is tall and slender with a pyramidal shape traditional in evergreens. They can reach 50 to 70 feet in height and have a comparatively narrow base of 10-15 feet. A hedgerow of douglas fir trees makes a great screen from neighbouring yards and will make a lovely row of living Christmas trees when decorated for the holiday season.
Douglas firs attract a wide variety of birds and other small fauna to their branches for shelter and food. They are a native species of the Rocky Mountains, so they thrive in the British Columbian climate.
- Sun Preferences: This tree prefers full sun but can tolerate partial sun.
- Soil Preferences: An acidic and moist soil helps Douglas firs to thrive.
- Weaknesses: They can be damaged in high winds due to their slender form and their drought tolerance is not very high.
2. Dogwood
The dogwood is a highly versatile ornamental tree with simple but beautiful white or pink blossoms. It is a shorter, understory tree that only grows to about 20 to 25 feet tall. The dogwood has a circular growth pattern with the width being similar to the height if it is not pruned.
It can be planted fairly close to a home to provide shade and a bit of weather insulation. It is a widespread tree, so it does well in a wide variety of environments. The red berries it produces, while inedible to humans, are well-loved by birds of all sorts. Its shiny, teardrop-shaped leaves give it a pleasant if unassuming appearance in the summer.
- Sun preferences: The dogwood does best in partial sun to partial shade. As an understory tree, it does not need an abundance of direct sunlight.
- Soil Preferences: This tree does well in moist or fairly dry soil and is a drought-tolerant species.
- Weaknesses: Dogwood is susceptible to borers and certain types of fungi.
3. Red Alder
The red alder is a member of the birch family and is a native tree that is highly desirable as a landscaping tree. It is fast-growing and can be anywhere from 50 to 80 feet tall. Its attractive silvery bark is actually used to create certain kinds of red dye. It has green teardrop-shaped leaves with jagged edges and the tree’s seeds are food for finches, and deer feed on the bark, twigs, and buds.
They are excellent for reforesting an area that has been cleared because they host certain bacteria that are very good for the nutrients in the soil. They are short-lived trees (100 years or less), but their wood is highly prized for many crafts and woodwork.
- Sun preferences: This is a full sun to partial sun tree, springing up and growing quickly.
- Soil preferences: It does well in a variety of soils and due to its symbiotic bacteria can actually improve the soil quality where it resides.
- Weaknesses: The pollen is highly allergenic and it is sometimes considered a “weed tree” due to its tendency to thrive in recently cleared areas.
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