A healthy community forest begins with careful planning. With a little research and a simple layout, you can produce a landscape that will cool your home in summer and tame the winter winds. Your well-planned yard will contain trees that grow well in the soil and moisture of your neighborhood. Your trees will be properly placed to avoid collisions with power lines and buildings, and the aesthetics will increase your property value. A proper landscape plan takes each tree into consideration:
We have developed a quiz to help you learn how the characteristics of trees influence how and where they should be planted. Take the Right Tree in the Right Place quiz.This project was supported by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program on the recommendation of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC.) In order to view the quiz, you must have the latest Macromedia Flash player installed on your computer. If you do not, you can download it for free by clicking on the “Get Flash” icon. |