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DECIDUOUS TREES

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.

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DECIDUOUS TREES

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  1. DECIDUOUS TREES Original PowerPoint Created by Howard Henderson Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office June, 2002

  2. 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

  3. Function Of Trees • To relieve bare spots • End walls of houses often look bare • To screen an object

  4. Function Of Trees • To ensure privacy • Screening a porch or terrace • To frame a view

  5. Function Of Trees • To accent the landscape • Planting trees beside of fencing, brick walls, to break the monotony

  6. Windbreaks • Tall evergreens are usually used • Set on the north/north-west side about 50 feet from house

  7. Trees Groups By Mature Height • Small deciduous - up to 35 feet • Medium deciduous - 36-75 feet • Large deciduous - 76 feet and over

  8. Small Deciduous Trees • Japanese maple • Weeping cherry • Flowering dogwood • Saucer magnolia • Redbud • Flowering crabapple

  9. Medium Deciduous Trees • Weeping birch • Shademaster honeylocust • Red maple • Crimson king maple • Green ash

  10. Large Deciduous Trees • Norway maple • Sugar maple • Thornless honeylocust • Sweet gum • Tulip tree • Pin oak • Red oak

  11. Characteristicsof 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.

  12. 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

  13. TEXTURE • Deals with the size of the leaves • Large leaves appear to have a coarse texture, while small leaves give a fine textured appearance

  14. Height • Is the average height to which that particular tree grows • Depending upon size/type of house and function of tree in the landscape

  15. Hardiness Zones • Zones give the average low temperature range for a particular area of the country

  16. Ways Trees Can Be Purchased • Bare root • Balled and burlapped • Container grown

  17. 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

  18. Bracing The Tree • Prevents wind from swaying and loosening the roots • Helps keep the tree standing straight

  19. Fertilizer Placement • Use 2 lb. Per 1 inch of diameter of tree trunk of 5-10-5 • 2 ft. Apart around the dripline

  20. 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

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