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Growing a Healthy Tree

Written by Sunny Waseem on October 29, 2012 .

There are certain expectations you that come with growing your tree. It’s beautiful, it’s sentimental experience growing a tree that grows with your family and symbolizes the time you’ve spent at your home, but you have to keep a few things in mind when choosing your tree.

Location

You can’t grow palm trees in Kansas and evergreens just don’t sprout the same way in Puerto Rico. Your location (and the weather in that location) plays a large part in determining what trees will and won’t work for your home.

You also want to keep placement in mind, too. As your tree matures, it will become fuller. If you have a smaller yard, you may want to keep this mind. Also if power lines cut through your yard, you may want to purchase a shorter tree.

Sun

For a beautiful, healthy tree sunlight is essential and will effect how your tree grows. Keep this in mind when purchasing and placing your tree.

Plant Soil

The type of soil you have in your yard can also come into play when picking a tree. Particular trees require a particular type of soil, while other trees are more flexible. If you have your heart set on a particular type of tree, make sure to check if it’s compatible with the soil in your yard so you can grow a healthy, magnificent tree.