Trees provide shade, a natural setting for a home, and walls and a ceiling for outdoor living areas.
Trees enhance a garden, soften the lines of a building, give a neighborhood character, and add color to the skyline. For container-grown trees, cut away some of any roots that are matted at the bottom or circling around the outside of the rootball. In freeing the roots at the edge of the rootball, also break away some of the soil to provide better contact between the roots and the fill soil. Comb all roots out away from the ball before planting. Prune both to remove leaf area and to establish tree structure and appearance.