Learning to recognize the importance of different shaped trees is a valuable tool for any home gardener. The branching pattern of open-head irregular trees offer wonderful shade, while the branches of weeping trees can accomplish the goal of softening the look of a landscape. The canopies of globe shaped trees are ideal for formal landscapes and fastigate shaped trees provide beautiful hedges to define boundaries. Learn how to utilize these shapely trees to help give your landscape definition and character.
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This evergreen is widely used in landscape plantings. It forms a dense, pyramidal tree and typically grows slowly to a height of 40 feet and width of 15 feet. Many of its cultivars are much smaller in size, and better classified as shrubs.
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Eastern red cedar is a hardy evergreen tree that provides welcome color and texture to the garden year round. Although capable of reaching heights of 60 feet, in most yards the tree will top off between 15 and 25 feet.
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Japanese cryptomeria is an easy-to-grow conifer with an erect pyramidal or conical shape, thick trunk, and graceful habit. It grows to 50 to 60 feet tall and 20 to 30 wide. The branches are spreading or drooping, and the bluish-green needles turn bronzy in winter.
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