Specimen Trees are large trees. They are planted in large parks and gardens in Surrey and Sussex, as well as in urban settings in towns and cities such as London and they are supplied as semi-mature trees.
Benefits of Specimen trees.
The benefits include enhanced amenity value. Specimen trees also bring ecosystem services. Larger trees tend to be more expensive but are more robust. They are used in urban settings where vandalism is a problem.
What to look for.
At Landvision we often have to specify Specimen Trees. So what do we look for?
Which species will be suitable on your site.
So, we need to think about the site.
- how much space will there be for the tree when it is mature?
- what is the pH of the soil?
- is the soil very wet or dry?
- is the soil light or heavy?
- should the tree be native?
- is the site very exposed or sheltered?
These are the first set of questions leading us on to make choices about the species we use.
Use of the tree.
- is having a flowering tree important?
- does the tree have good autumn colour?
- do we want the tree to cast shade?
- do we want fresh fruit?
- evergreen or deciduous specimen tree?
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