Plant Fast Growing Trees For Dramatic Garden Improvements



Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2007

by
Park Seed Company

Want to make a dramatic change in the overall look of your garden? The quickest way to do that is to plant a fast-growing tree. Trees add structure and height to your garden. Trees have striking presence and style--just a few, strategically placed in your landscape design, can change the entire look and feel of your yard. Planting a fast-growing tree provides incredible results for the modest amount money and time invested.

Some of the quickest growers are also the most interesting. Many varieties of dense firs, colorful maples, and wispy willows grow quickly enough to noticeably change the look of your garden in just one season. Fast-growing trees are as functional as they are beautiful--quickly providing privacy screens, shade trees, and dramatic color and fragrance that could take years to achieve with slower varieties.

Fast Growing Evergreen Trees

Most Pines, Cypresses, and Thujas grow incredibly fast, and make a great quick fix for most of your tree-related garden needs. A tall pine, like a Loblolly or Rock Pine, can reach impressive shade-tree heights in a third of the time that it would take many deciduous trees to reach the same height. And the long, dark-green, wispy needles give an ephemeral--almost mystical--feel, turning your garden into the setting of a great fairytale. Thujas, also known as Arborvitae, are the fastest-growing evergreens around. Their dense green foliage is perfect for blocking outside sights, sounds, and wind--turning your garden into a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle.

Fast Growing Maples, Willows, and Fruit trees

Many of the most popular trees for gardeners are also some of the fastest growers. Red Maples and Weeping Willows are sold bare-root, about two or three years old, and not more than a few feet tall. But often, after being planted in your yard, they will grow 3 to 5 feet in one year. These trees are popular because of their interesting foliage and habit, and because they offer such quick return on investment, they have become indispensable in landscape design.

Fruit trees are always popular, but often it takes several years before a tree produces a substantial amount of fruit. But there are a few fast-growing fruit tree varieties that allow you to be growing your own fruit within a couple seasons. Dwarf citrus trees are small, and mature very fast, but you can only grow these in containers unless you live in a very warm place. Trees from the genus Prunus, like cherries, apricots, plums, and peaches, all grow fairly quickly, and they are so diverse that any gardener will be able to find exactly what they need.

If you are looking to make some drastic landscaping changes or if you want to add some structure to your garden but don't want to wait forever, plant a fast-growing tree. It is very likely that you will find exactly what you want in a fast-growing variety. Within a few years, you will have a strong, established tree and a completely different look, all for the small price of a modest sapling.

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