Landscaping with Trees and Shrubs

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Landscaping with Trees and Shrubs

• Rick Abrahamson
• University of Minnesota Extension Service
• abrah195_at_umn.edu
• 218-299-7225 or 1-800-299-5020

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• Touch trees connect with nature
• Dr. Alex Shigo

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What this talk is all about

• Landscape planning
• Design process
• Selecting plant materials
• Landscape installation
• Purchasing
• Planting
• Mulching
• Landscape maintenance
• Watering
• Fertilization
• Mulching
• Disease and insect management

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Period of Interest

• Spring

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Period of Interest

• Spring
• Summer

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Period of Interest

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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Photo source USDA
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Period of Interest

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

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Elements of art

• Color

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Elements of art

• Color
• Line

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Elements of art

• Color
• Line
• Form

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Elements of art

• Color
• Line
• Form
• Texture

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Elements of art

• Color
• Line
• Form
• Texture
• Scale

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Principles of design

• Unity

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition
• Proportion

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition
• Proportion
• Rhythm

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Focalization

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Focalization
• Repetition

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Principles of design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Focalization
• Repetition
• Simplicity

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Selecting plant materials

• Hardiness zones
• 3 or 4?
• Lowest minimum temperature
• Other factors to consider

Graphic source USDA
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Favorite deciduous trees

• Acer platanoides Norway Maple
• Aesculus spp.
• A. glabra Ohio Buckeye
• A. sylvatica
• Autumn Splendor Autumn Splendor Buckeye
• Betula nigra River Birch
• Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa
• Celtis occidentalis Common Hackberry
• Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo
• Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless
  Honey-locust
• Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee-tree
• Larix spp.
• L. decidua European Larch
• L. laricina American Larch (Tamarack)

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Favorite deciduous trees

• Malus spp.
• Red Splendor Red Splendor Crabapple
• Spring Snow Spring Snow Crabapple
• Phellodendron amurense Amur Corktree
• Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry
• Pyrus ussuriensis Mordak Prairie Gem Pear
• Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
• Sorbus spp.
• S. aucuparia European Mountain-ash
• S. decora Showy Mountain-ash
• Tilia spp.
• T. americana American Linden
• Redmond
• T. cordata Littleleaf Linden

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Favorite coniferous trees

• Larix spp.
• L. decidua European Larch
• L. laricina American Larch (Tamarack)
• Pinus spp.
• P. nigra Austrian Pine
• P. ponderosa Ponderosa Pine
• P. sylvestris Scotch Pine
• Picea spp.
• P. glauca densata Black Hills Spruce
• P. pungens Colorado Spruce

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Favorite deciduous shrubs

• Buxus microphylla var. koreana Korean Littlefeaf
  Boxwood
• Cornus spp.
• C. alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood
• C. racemosa Gray Dogwood
• C. sericea Red Twig Dogwood
• Euonymus alatus Winged Euonymus
• Fosythia x Meadowlark Meadowlark Forsythia
• Philadelphus spp Mockorange
• Potentilla fruitcosa Potentilla
• Rhus spp.
• R. glabra Smooth Sumac
• R. typhina Staghorn Sumac
• Spirea spp. Spirea
• Viburnum spp.
• V. opulus European Cranberrybush
• V. trilobum American Cranberrybush

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Favorite coniferous shrubs

• Juniperus spp.
• J. chinensis
• Pfitzereriana Pfitzer Juniper
• J. horizontalis Creeping Juniper
• Wiltoni Blue Rug Juniper
• J. procumbens Japgarden Juniper
• J. sabina Arcadia Arcadia Savin Juniper
• J. scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper
• Picea spp.
• P. abies Norway Spruce
• P. pungens Colorado Spruce
• Montgomery Montgomery Spruce

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Favorite coniferous shrubs

• Pinus spp.
• P. cembra Swiss Stone Pine
• P. mugo Mugo Pine
• Taxus spp.
• T. cuspidata
• Capitata Upright Japanese Yew
• T. x media
• Taunton Taunton Yew
• Thuja occidentalis American Arborvitae

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Purchasing plants

• Diseases
• Insects
• Roots
• Size

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Purchasing plants

• Balled in burlap
• Bare root
• Container grown
• Potted
• Tree spaded

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Planting time

• Site selection
• Planting
• Mulching
• Watering
• Fertilizing

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Care of shrubs

• Insect
• Disease
• Fertilization
• Watering
• Pruning
• Mulch

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Where to get help

• Minnesota residents
• Clay county extension
• 299-5020
• 299-7225 (horticulture)
• AnswerLine
• 800-854-1678
• INFO-U
• 800-525-8636
• Yard Garden Line
• 612-624-4771
• Farm Information Line
• 800-232-9077 or fil_at_umn.edu

• North Dakota residents
• Cass county extension
• 241-5700
• 241-5707 (horticulture)

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Websites of interest

• Clay County Extension www.co.clay.mn.us/Depts/Ex
  tensio/Extensio.htm
• Cass County Extension www.ext.nodak.edu/county/c
  ass
• University of Minnesota Extension
  www.extension.umn.edu
• North Dakota State University Extension
  www.ext.nodak.edu
• Iowa State Extension www.extension.iastate.edu
• University of Wisconsin Extension www.uwex.edu
• Ohio State University Extension
  http//extension.osu.edu

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Sources cited

• UF/IFAS, Basic Principles of Landscape Design,
  Circular 536, June 1991. http//edis.ifas.ufl.edu/
  MG086
• www.discoveryschool.com
• http//pdphoto.org

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Thank you for your attention

• Questions?