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- The perfect tree for the garden - Which varieties are there?
- conifers
- deciduous trees
- Deciduous deciduous trees
- Evergreen deciduous trees
- Tips
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The perfect tree for the garden - Which varieties are there?
For almost every garden, trees are a win-win. They provide a visual focal point, providing shade, food, habitat and shelter for birds and other small animals. But in view of the sheer endless number of different species and varieties, choosing the pase tree for your own garden is difficult. The following article should therefore provide an overview and an initial decision support.
conifers
Conifers are the oldest trees in evolutionary history - the first forms appeared at the end of the Stone Age and are thus at least 100 million older than the earliest deciduous trees. There are around 650 different species on earth, which of course are not all suitable for a Central European garden. Important features of this paser conifers are mainly:
In particular, the latter point is of great importance for a garden tree: Some species such as the Coast redwood or the dawn redwood tree can take gigantic proportions and thus blow up any garden. In general, conifers are considered to be very easy to care for, as they do not shed leaves or fruits. Many species are not allowed to be cut, so you should always choose cut-friendly coniferous trees (eg thuja, juniper) for hedges.
deciduous trees
In terms of biodiversity, the group of deciduous trees is much larger than that of conifers: no one knows exactly how many species there are in the world. Typically deciduous trees are divided into deciduous and evergreen varieties, i. H. in species that shed their leaves in the fall and those that keep the foliage all year round.
Deciduous deciduous trees
Popular deciduous deciduous trees for gardens and parks are for example
These species offer a wide range of varieties, many of which are cultivated and thus perfectly created for the garden. There are numerous dwarf forms for small gardens and front gardens.
Evergreen deciduous trees
Most deciduous trees are bare in winter. However, if you do not want to do without an opaque hedge throughout the year, you should use conifers or evergreen deciduous trees. These include, for example
Tips
Fruit trees also belong to the deciduous deciduous trees, but require comparatively much care and a full sun. For this you can harvest delicious fruit directly from the tree.