Growing trees appears to be the least taxing task in plant growing since this plant type requires minimal attention. Once you plant a tree you have something, Once you take the initiative to plant a tree, you will pass on something to your grandchildren and even your great grandchildren. For gardening the easier way, choose trees that are not only attractive but also self sustaining and generally well behaved.

You want your trees to:

1) Leaf out early

2) Hold foliage late

3) Allow plants or grass grow beneath

4) Withstand insect and pests

5) Be drought resistant

6) Make sure that the tree is winter-hardy

All the above requirements may not be available to one specific tree but some of these may exist. One thing to note is to avoid trees that are difficultto transplant, like tulip and sour gum. Moreover, keep away from elms (or even the so-called "resistant" forms) until the Dutch elm disease is duly addressed.

As much as anything you plant, trees set a tone, create an atmosphere. If yours is a carefree life in a casual meadow, you don't want Lombardy poplars. If your place is small, neat and formal, don't plant hemlocks unless you plan to curb their trailing windblown habit by clipping them into a trim hedge.

Growing trees in tangle exhibits more appeal although actual landscaping can achieve the same effect by employing one or two specimens. How fascinating is the intermingling of different varieties thriving casually along a country lane or an old stone wall. Nature does this so beautifully. We could try it.

Choosing good trees

Whether you decide on a tangle or a more conventional tree planting, here are a number of suggested kinds of trees-at least several of which should ideally suit your situation. (The list includes trees that are sometimes classified as tall shrubs.)

Most of the maples are fine trees for shade on lawn, terrace, or woods walk. Striking red buds chasing the last snows are followed by tiny furry scarlet flowers, dusty pink pointed young leaves, and finally deep green mature summer foliage. Lovely winged fruit pods, like twirling ballerinas, spin to earth-here two, there five, and now a dozen. No trees are giddier in autumn than maples as they toss their flaming golds, reds and scarlets over a chilling landscape.

The orange-red autumn foliage of the swamp maple stands vivid against the gray trunk and a blue October sky, while in the woods gold maple leaves light up with a luminous glow the area where they stand. Sugar and Norway maples are favorite kinds because they are easy to grow. Keep lower branches pruned off to let in the light and encourage grass to grow beneath them. The silver maple and certain others are especially beautiful when a breeze turns up the silver undersides of the leaves.

The sycamore is a fast maturing hearty tree with large, heavy-textured leaves which provides shades during summer time. Its brown spiny seed pods made possible its name button ball. The limbs as they grow, develop into eye catching elbows and angles while during winter the dotted brown and white and branches radiate in the sunlight.

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