Species guide
What Is the Easiest Oak Tree to Grow?
The oaks that are easiest to grow in a home landscape.
Choosing the Right Tree
The most common tree problem starts at the nursery: a tree that will outgrow its spot, lift a sidewalk or shade out the garden in fifteen years.
These guides cover mature size, growth rate, shade tolerance and safe distances from the house.
Looking for one tree? Browse Trees A–Z.
Not sure how far from the house? Try the planting distance calculator.
Guides by Nick Robinson
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Variety guide
What Is the Best Peach Tree to Grow?
Matching a peach variety to your winter chill, spring frosts and local diseases.
Distance guide
How Close to a House Can You Plant an Oak Tree?
How close to a house you can plant an oak.
Size guide
How Tall Do Juniper Trees Get?
Juniper heights and widths, from groundcovers to 50-foot trees.
Size guide
How Big Does a Japanese Maple Grow?
How big Japanese maples get, from dwarf forms to full-size trees.
More guides for choosing a tree
- Japanese Maples for Fall Color: 7 Garden Bloggers’ Favorites Gardener Roundups
- How Far Should a Willow Tree Be From a House? Willow
- How Far From a House Should You Plant a Maple Tree? Maple
- Are Oak Tree Roots Invasive? Oak
- What Is the Best Time to Plant an Oak Tree? Oak
- What Are the Different Types of Maple Trees? Maple
- How Big Do Maple Trees Get? Maple
- When Do Dogwood Trees Bloom? Dogwood
- How Big Does a Kousa Dogwood Tree Get? Dogwood