Street Landscaping

When planting next to the road it is best to choose an upright or columnar tree. Having a regular tree that may get very big and especially wide is bad. For the first several years it won't be a problem. But once the tree matures it widens and half the tree is leaning over the road with roots cracking the pavement. That is a lot of money in damage the government has to pay for. Imagine street after street of this landscaping nightmare. Yikes! Also my main tip for landscaping jobs. NEVER PLANT TREES UNDER POWER LINES! That is a big no no when landscaping. Unfortunately you see many landscaping companies do this. Unless you are planting a dwarf tree that stays under 15' tall don't do it. Plant a tree at least 10' away from power lines. Some types of popular upright/columnar trees great for street sides and medians are "Frans Fontaine" Hornbeam,  "Arnold" Tulip, "Armstrong" Red Maple, Columnar Oak's like "Crimson Spire" or "Skinny Genes" varieties, another favorite tree of mine is the Ginkgo, my favorite varieties stay more upright unlike the traditional version and other popular varieties, the best varieties are "Fastigiata" and "Princeton Sentry". These are only some of the many species of upright trees to choose from for street landscaping.

Here are some pictures of non-upright street trees VS columnar street trees: (First two VS last three)

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