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World Class Trees can install a wide variety of trees for customers.
Here are the things to take into consideration:
The first thing to consider, is where to plant the trees relative
to your house. Don't forget that the little tree you plant today will eventually be much much larger in the years to come. Make sure there is enough growing space for your tree at its mature height and width.
Small Trees
Trees that can be planted close to your house, usually in flowerbeds are:
Crape Myrtle
One of Texas’ beauties, the Crape Myrtle is prized for its long summer blooming period, its fall color and its unusual, mottled bark. It is adaptable to most conditions and somewhat drought tolerant once established.
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Crape Myrtle - Muskogee |
- Common Name: Crape Myrtle
- Height: 20 - 25
- Width: 20
- Foliage: Glossy green leaves turning red in fall
- Form: Upright and open
- Texture: Medium
- Flower: Light lavender flowers, 4-10” long
- Fruit: Ellipsoidal, 6-valved capsule, 1 / 2” wide, through winter
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Soil Conditions: Well Drained,Medium Fertility
- Pest/Diseases: Powdery mildew, black spot, sooty mold, leaf spot, aphids, wax scale
- Cultivars: lavender flowers
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Crape Myrtle - Natchez |
Keep in mind that crape myrtles will grow 20-25 feet tall at maturity (2 stories), so you may want to purchase the "dwarf" version of this tree if you'd like to keep its height lower.
Dwarf varieties are more difficult to obtain from the grower, so please
contact us to request a specific color/variety. |

Crape Myrtle - Tuscarora |
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Large Trees
As a rule of thumb, keep larger trees approximately 10-15 feet away from your house.
Live Oak
A picturesque native tree occurring from Virginia to Florida and Mexico and likely the most popular Oak in the deep south. Grows best in full sunlight and tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions but does best in moist fertile soil. Medium-fast rate of growth the first ten years, then somewhat slower. Short, thick trunk and broad spreading dome or mounding form at maturity with strong, horizontal branches growing near the ground. |

Live Oak |
- Common Name: Live Oak
- Height: 55 - 60
- Width: 60-70
- Foliage: Dark green, alternate, 3 - 5’ long
- Form: Round
- Texture: Medium
- Fruit: Acorn
- Exposure: Sun - Partial Shade
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Soil Conditions: Well Drained,Medium Fertility
- Pest/Diseases: Gall Lacewing
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Plan your planting to

Here is a great diagram detailing tree height at maturity:

Pay special attention when planting trees near utility lines.
The tree will grow at maturity, and its very costly to contact
the utility company to shut down service. The following diagram
provide good advice on this subject:

Next, make sure to avoid these common tree planting problems:

The following trees do best with our North Texas soil and weather
conditions.

The Live Oak is a magnificent evergreen tree. The dark green,
small glossy leaf will shed in late winter to make room for spring
foliage. It is one of our top quality trees providing generations
with shade and enjoyment. The average growth rate for Live Oaks
is 1’ to 1.5’ per year once established.

The Red Oak is one of the best shade trees for Texas. The Red
Oak has outstanding red and yellow fall foliage. In summertime,
the leaf is a dark green, 4” in diameter with jagged edges.
It grows at an average of 1.5’ to 2’ per year.

The
Chinese Pistachio is an attractive tree growing in popularity
in the Metroplex. This beautiful tree has deep green, small clusters
of leaves in summer, turning brilliant red and yellow in fall.
This tree grows moderately at a rate of 1’ to 2’ per
year.
World Class Trees does not recommend planting Bradford Pear
trees. Although the trees are very popular and thrive in our
climate, they are extremely weak-limbed and are prone to breaking.
Oftentimes, a broken limb will require complete removal of the
tree. In addition, Bradford Pears live only 15-20 years on average,
so it is not a great long-term investment. Below is an image
of a split Bradford Pear.
Read hardy plants for the Dallas
area.
Tree Sizes
You may have heard about "gallons" and "caliper". These are terms
used to define the size of the tree when planting. Gallon is the
amount of soil and root ball in the container of the tree. Caliper
is the width of the tree at the base, right above the soil.
Here
are some images to give you an idea of what the live oak tree
will look
like when matching them up to a certain gallon size:
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15 Gallon Live Oak
Height approximately 6 to 8 feet
Caliper approximately 1 to 1.25 inches |
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30 Gallon Live Oak
Height approximately 8 to 10 feet
Caliper approximately 2 inches |
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45 Gallon Live Oak
Height approximately 10 to 12 feet
Caliper approximately 2.5 inches |
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65 Gallon Live Oak
Height approximately 12 to 14 feet
Caliper approximately 3 to 3.25 inches |
| Sizes large than 65 gallon are offered.
Please contact us for availability. |
Now that you have a tree species and size selected, its time to
go the nursery. Here is a guide to selecting a healthy tree at
the
nursery.

Especially inspect the tree roots.
Here
is how to properly plant the tree.
We apply
fertilizer and root stimulator to recently planted trees, to
give them the best opportunity to thrive.
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