How to choose the right trees for your garden

Here’s how Barcham can help; we will take into account all of your tree planting requirements and help you to select the appropriate species to compliment your needs.

All we need to do this is a little information! The following will give you a starting point to focus your search in finding the right trees for your situation. Think about the area for which you require the trees:

• Is space a prohibiting factor, for example, are there any buildings in close proximity? If so, take a look at our Favourite Garden Trees.

• Is the site exposed, subject to extreme weather conditions or close to the coast? If so, take a look at our selection of trees for Coastal Conditions.

• Is the area predominately Wet? Or Dry?

• What is the soil like? Is it predominantly Clay, or does it exhibit extremes in pH?

Think about the impact that the trees are to have upon the area to be planted:

• Is the desired effect to create an avenue that will provide long lasting, impressive results?

• Is autumn colour an important feature?

• Do the trees need to be evergreen? Or do they simply need to provide all year round interest? For example provide Bark Interest; Edible Fruits and Edible Nuts.

• Do the trees need to provide a screen? See Evergreen trees, hedging and stilted hedging

• Are ornamental qualities required? Pink flowers? White flowers?

• Are they to fit in with an existing native theme?