In this Homes & Gardens article, James Ostlie from Davey's North St. Paul office shares which underrated trees are the best for your garden.
We all have our go-to favorites when it comes to planting up our yards but, as garden designers will tell us, there are many underrated trees out there. Quietly working hard, putting on seasonal displays, attracting wildlife and even improving growing conditions for others, these unsung leafy heroes are worthy contenders for a space in your yard.
While there are many underrated garden plants to consider, deciding on a statement tree can prove more daunting, partly due to their conspicuous height and form, the cost of purchasing a mature plant, and their long-lived presence.
Delving into lesser-known species and newly bred varieties can actually help us to find trees that are more suited to our changing environment, support the needs of our native wildlife, and save us time and effort keeping them in perfect health. So go on, be brave, and get inspired to plant something new.
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