Ten Things that will add value to your home -Article Seven

Seventh article of a ten-part series of things that will add value to your home

MATURE TREES

Keeping it simple yet typical for the neighborhood is a good rule of thumb. You don’t have to spend a small fortune on plants either. It is the general consensus that mature trees are worth $1,000. What are the best types of landscape trees for your yard? You can choose landscape trees to liven up your yard for all four seasons. Check with your local landscaping company to research those types of trees that will bring value to your home and property, while giving you shade and aesthetic qualities to the eye.

Appraiser John Bredemeyer remembers one $250,000 home in Omaha that had no landscaping at all. "It was stark," says Bredemeyer, former national chair of government relations for the Appraisal Institute, a professional group for real estate appraisers. "It just stood out as unappealing."

TYPES OF TREES:

Evergreen Ornamental Trees

Evergreen trees are saviors in winter, deserving of our care. The foliage of these ornamental trees brightens winter landscapes and affords windbreaks that save money on fuel bills. As foundation plantings evergreen yew trees should receive pruning care to keep them shrub-size and obscure unseemly concrete. Evergreen trees are valued as privacy screens, or "living wall" privacy fences.

Fruit Trees

Fruit trees provide edible landscaping and can enhance a landscape aesthetically if arranged and maintained properly. They take special pruning and care.

Ornamental Flowering Trees

Flowering trees are among the most prized specimens of the yard and make a bold statement of promising the return of warmer weather in the north. It is important to pay attention to the tips of caring for them, where they grow best and their planting zones. 

Fall Foliage Trees

Fall, foliage trees will add a spectacular addition to your landscape as they bask in the glow of their beautiful and breathtaking view of their autumn leaves. From the red and orange autumn leaves of maples to the yellow autumn leaves of aspens, don't miss out on the colorful displays you'll get by planting these magnificent fall foliage trees!

Trees for Birds and Butterfly

It is always a special treat to watch butterflies, hummingbirds and other wild bird’s attraction to certain trees and shrubs and as with landscaping, as plant-lovers we usually appreciate watching the local wildlife too. Planting trees useful for attracting birds and butterflies will bring you total enjoyment of the song and color they bring to your yard. 

Japanese Bonsai

The Japanese Bonsai takes special tools, pots and plant pruning techniques. There are both indoor and garden bonsai plants. Plants suited to bonsai pruning include ficus, azalea, Japanese maple trees, Chinese elm, bamboo, wisteria, gardenia and juniper.

Shade trees

This classification of trees is self-explanatory. Shade trees are grown specifically to shield a yard from the sun’s rays, providing welcome cool in summer. Those trees with spreading canopies will be most successful in blocking out the sunshine across wide areas.

Shirlee McGarry® is a freelance writer and published author in Utah
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