Whay Kind Of Tree To Plant

**lizbud** · 08-30-2006, 10:31 AM

My neighborhood community group has recently partnered with the City's
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Org. to plant some 50 trees around the area.They
asked me if I wanted one planted in my front yard and I agreed.The choices
are Hard Maple, Sweet Gum and Linden.I know nothing about types of trees, but told them I'd prefer a small to medium sized one.Anyone know trees?

**Cinder & Smoke** · 08-30-2006, 11:48 AM

Trees?

Hard or Sugar Maple >>>

http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/pubs/trees.htm

(Pretty sure the Binx & Smokey Memorial Trees are Sugar Maples.)

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Sweetgum >>>

http://www.ecusd7.org/ehs/ehsstaff/s...weet%20gum.htm

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Linden or Basswood Tree >>>

http://www.treehelp.com/trees/linden/index.asp
(Read the last paragraph about lawn fertilizers near this tree.)

**mugsy** · 08-30-2006, 11:51 AM

I concur....Hard rock Maple would be my choice...maples are SO pretty in the fall.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 08-30-2006, 12:30 PM

I absolutely love maples

**christa** · 08-30-2006, 01:03 PM

I love maples too! I have a baby maple in my back yard right now . . . I wish it would get bigger!!! I know it's gonna take a few years but I just love the shape of it already!

**Pam** · 08-30-2006, 01:08 PM

I would choose anything but the sweet gum. They produce little prickly balls that fall all over and are a mess. My RB standard poodle, Whitney, used to love to chew on them and actually got one stuck in her cheek way in the back of her mouth. She stopped eating suddenly and when I took her to the vet for a good checking over he found it and said her cheek was beginning to get infected. I felt horrible that I never thought to look inside her mouth for the source of the problem.

Anyway, I really got off the track with my answer!