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What Size of Tree Should You Buy?
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Should I buy the biggest trees possible?
What Size of Tree Should You Buy?
When planting a bare yard, it is a great temptation to want the biggest trees possible. However, buying large trees can create problems. Larger trees are more difficult to plant, and they go into shock much more often then younger, smaller trees.
Smaller trees are less likely to cause problems, and the fast-growing varieties catch up very quickly.
