Effortless beauty

A key to growing low-maintenance trees is performing the critical preplanning work of assessing the site's limitations and selecting plant material accordingly. Principal criteria that dictate the level of maintenance needed to produce a healthy, attractive specimen over the course of many year...

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Published in:Journal of property management 1998-03, Vol.63 (2), p.36
Main Author: Wiegrefe, Susan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal populations
Commercial real estate
Cultivars
Drought
Fruits
Landscaping
Leaves
Liability insurance
Property management
Trees
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Summary:A key to growing low-maintenance trees is performing the critical preplanning work of assessing the site's limitations and selecting plant material accordingly. Principal criteria that dictate the level of maintenance needed to produce a healthy, attractive specimen over the course of many years include: 1. The tree should not be susceptible to disease or insect pests. 2. The tree must not require annual pruning to maintain the desired shape. 3. The tree should not produce excessive fruit. 4. The tree should be strong-wooded and have strong branching patterns that do not require cabling support or substantial to remain solid. 5. The tree should tolerate climatic conditions sufficiently that it does not depend on neighboring vegetation or structures to provide wind protection, shade, or other micro-environments for success. Recommended trees include the three-flowered maple, the Freeman maple, the American hornbeam or musclewood, the Cornelian cherry dogwood, and the Turkish treehazel.
ISSN:0022-3905