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Designer trees
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Designer trees
Potentially large trees near occupied buildings can
cause intolerable inconvenience for the occupants
from excessive shade, dropping debris and physical
interference with the normal use of the property.
However, the benefits of having trees are multiple and
becoming increasingly recognised; heat regulation in
the summer, the general impact on human wellbeing
and the softening of the urban outline, being a few
obvious examples. With our present focus on efficient
use of space, the traditional scenario of large trees
in spacious gardens is becoming less appropriate.
Nurseries have recognised this and there has been a
subtle shift in commercial production to concentrate
on species and forms that are more suited to our
modern urban designs.
Here are a few examples of how we can help
successfully incorporate significant trees into the
tightest of spaces through a combination of tolerant
species selection and size/form potential that
minimises conflicts with future occupants.
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Designer trees
It is now possible to buy almost any shaped trees off the shelf from specialist suppliers such as Hilliers (photo), Civic Trees and
Barchams Nurseries.
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Designer trees
Trees can be pruned to all shapes and sizes in the nursery, ready for instant effect in new developments.
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Designer trees
These pre-formed plane trees will provide living umbrellas for this new eating area on this modern Farnborough business park.
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Designer trees
Alternatively, this oak in New Zealand illustrates how potentially big trees can be formatively pruned whilst growing to create unique and
useful forms.
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Designer trees
Pleached limes are effectively hedges on sticks; a highly formalised style nothing like an open grown tree, but very
effective for providing a unique landscape character.
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Designer trees
Ready-prepared pleached trees can be transplanted directly into new residential developments to create an’ instant’ feel of maturity.
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Designer trees
Pleached trees can provide very effective screening within limited space to dramatically improve the impact of new buildings, even on
an industrial scale.
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Designer trees
These fastigiate (tall and thin) oaks form a spectacular avenue to break up the outline of new buildings without taking up much space.
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This tall, thin form of elm has graced this Amsterdam street for many years without any significant daylight restrictions to nearby
inhabitants.
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Designer trees
Tall thin trees are a great way of creating significant vertical green space with minimal impact on other land use such as parking.
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Designer trees
Residential requirements of usable garden space and good daylighting can still be achieved with tall trees that do not engulf the
property as they mature.
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