BigTreeSupply.com: Choosing the Right Tree for Your Landscape

By Nancy Penrose

There are many reasons to landscape your property with trees. Not only do they create a more beautiful environment, trees can reduce your energy bills, create more privacy and provide cleaner air by filtering pollutants. They can also raise the resale value of your home.

With hundreds of varieties to choose from, deciding which tree to purchase isn’t always easy. Before buying a tree, find out as much as you can about its characteristics and how well suited it is for your environment. Does it grow fast? Will it need a lot of maintenance? Will there be enough space for the tree when it reaches maturity?

You’ll also want to keep the basic purpose of the tree in mind when you start your tree-finding quest.

If you want to enhance the appearance of your yard, an ornamental tree is one of your best options. Ornamentals trees are planted for their visual appeal. Decorative aspects can include bark, leaves, flowers and overall shape. Maples are one of the most popular types of ornamental trees. They come in many different sizes, colors and leaf shapes.

Are you looking for a tree to create more shade and reduce summer air conditioning costs? Consider purchasing a large deciduous tree. A deciduous tree will have an abundance of leaves that can shade your home and property. Examples of deciduous trees include the Katsura, red maple tree, Ash, Oak, and Birch.

Trees can also be used for privacy hedges that block out neighbors and reduce noise. Some of the best privacy trees include laurels like the Schipka and Portugal laurel. An arborvitae such as the Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’ is also an excellent choice for a natural hedge.

Trees are an investment, so make sure you get the best advice possible before you buy your next tree. A big trees or tree nursery expert will be a reliable source of information and advice on buying the prefect tree for your landscape.


Nancy Penrose is owner of Big Trees Inc. (http://www.bigtreesupply.com), (tree nursery Snohomish, WA), one of the largest Seattle tree nurserys (see inventory at http://bigtreesupply.com/sales-inventory/), specializing in large trees for sale and tree transplanting. See our video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpactBDUPmQ

Big Trees Inc. to Move 25 Foot Magnolia Tree

Big Trees Inc., (http://bigtreesupply.com/), a tree transplant and tree nursery company in the Seattle area, has been contracted to dig up and move a large deciduous Magnolia tree later this month. The tree is 25’ tall and 25’-30’ wide in its branching. The tree is expected to weigh around 25,000 pounds, and will require a 90 ton crane to make the lift to its new location.

Once the tree has had some initial digging to ensure the root system and subgrade soils are suitable for this effort, the property will be modified slightly to accommodate the crane’s access. There will be a number of support trucks on site to establish a road of steel plates for the crane to move into the property. Once the crane is set up and stabilized, it will reach down into the canopy of the tree with rigging that will be fixed to the root ball for lifting. Once the tree is hovering in its new location, the spin and the facing of the tree will be properly arranged, and the tree will be planted into its new home.

This is anticipated to be a significant move, and Big Trees Inc. is readying their materials and arrangements for this event. Nancy Penrose, owner of Big Trees, says, ”We always look forward to working with these larger trees, and the excitement this kind of transplant can generate in a community. Our crews will see to it that all goes well, and we’re very excited to have this opportunity to save this beautiful tree for our clients.”

Nancy Penrose is the owner of Big Trees Inc. (http://www.bigtreesupply.com), located in Snohomish, WA, in the Seattle area. The company is one of the largest tree nurseries in the Seattle area with over 120,000 trees available in over 300 varieties. They not only can deliver young trees but also mature trees in a wide range of sizes. Some types of trees available include spring flowering, deciduous, evergreen, and privacy trees. The company also does tree transplanting including large trees. Their blog can be seen at http://www.bigtreesupply.com/blog/