Trees are a great way to enhance your property’s appeal while keeping the environment healthy and the air cleaner. However, some trees have strong and intrusive roots that can penetrate and weaken the surrounding infrastructure. If you want to enjoy the aesthetic of lush green trees lining your sidewalk, then you need trees with noninvasive roots. As California and Nevada’s property maintenance and landscaping experts, we draw from our experience to suggest five trees ideal for your sidewalk.
Picking the right tree for your property can save you some headaches and remediation costs down the road. With the ideal tree, you will not have to worry about sidewalk cracks and lifts later.
The Yellow Buckeye is a great shade tree that grows quickly. This tree has a deep root system that won’t ruin your sidewalk. It produces nice yellow flowers in the spring. However, when they ripen, Buckeyes fall to the ground, requiring a bit more maintenance than others on our list. If you have a parking lot sweeper, this shouldn’t be an issue.
The Autumn Gold Maidenhair is a variety of Ginkgo biloba, an extremely hardy tree that won’t damage your sidewalk. The Autumn Gold produces beautiful fan-shaped leaves that turn bright yellow in the fall, giving your tenants a calming sight.
The Southern Red Oak is one of the best trees for narrow parkways, thanks to its qualities such as pest and disease resistance and its ability to thrive even in poor soil. If you have a Southern Red Oak on your property, you won’t have to worry about replacing it early if you take proper care of it. Once planted, the tree requires little to no maintenance, making it ideal for roadways where it won’t damage sidewalks or require excessive pruning.
If you’re looking to add color to your parking lot without tearing up your sidewalks, then the flowering Adams Crabapple is a great choice. It’s also resistant to many of the diseases that commonly afflict crabapple trees, such as apple scab, mildew, rust, and fire blight. This tree is considered safe for driveways and pavements and is sure to add some flavor to the landscape.
The Princeton variety of American Elm trees is resistant to Dutch elm disease, which wiped out its American Elm relatives. However, the Princeton Elm is by no means a rare tree and is found throughout the United States in lawns and near sidewalks. The non-intrusive nature of the root structure makes it a great tree that won’t lift your sidewalks or pavement.
For property managers looking to plant near pavement, the tree species is the top consideration. However, there are other factors to include when planning noninvasive root trees for urban landscapes.
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