Here are 18 top elements to consider when deciding on your tree species for your garden or property
- Altitude
- Latitude
- Distance from coast
- Wind sheltered
- Canopy shaded
- Sunlight %
- Soil – good / average / poor / sand
- Access to water during dry spells
- Rainfall – dry / medium / wet / wetland
- Tree height desired in 10 & 25 years
- Hedging, rows or specimen
- Park, lawn
- Forest replantings
- Form—spreading or conical
- Need for views or light through or past
- Debris tolerance
- Birds
- Timber
