Planting a tree in your front yard creates shade, beauty and a certain elegance to the facade of your home and property. You want a tree that looks nice and is easy to maintain. It's important to know what different tree species look like and how to care for them properly, as far as upkeep and environment is concerned.

Crape Myrtle

The crape myrtle has spectacular blooms when it's in season and it's a hearty tree that can grow in most conditions. There is a bit of pruning required for the lower branches so that it looks more "tree-like," otherwise its branches can just grow out and the tree will look more like a big bush. Certain crape myrtles grow to 20-feet high and bloom with white or pink flowers, which will make the tree in your front yard one of the most attractive in the area.

Oak Tree

An oak tree will create a canopy of shade over the yard and it's sturdy enough to hang hammocks or swings from its branches or trunk. A classic and attractive tree, the oak takes three to five years to fully mature. It can grow in just about any environment, except the extreme cold. In the fall, there will be quite a few leaves to rake. But whoever said a pile of leaves in the front yard couldn't be fun?

Pine Tree

In the right type of cooler, wet climate, a pine tree is a unique and attractive tree to plant in front of your house. Pine will take a few years to fully mature, but it's an attractive tree throughout that period, adding a sense of class to the front yard. It's a sturdy tree that creates shade and, perhaps most importantly, smells incredible, as the pine needles produce a fresh smell which livens the entire area. Some upkeep is required to the tree as far as watering and cleaning up it's needles, but when the pine tree is fully mature, seeing it standing tall and green in your front yard is worth it.

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Crape Myrtle

Raising a Pine Tree

Front Yard Landscaping Design