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 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. Characteristics of 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
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