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The More, the Merrier?
The most common reason we let overcrowding happen is that we purchase most trees
and shrubs when they're relatively small and our new
yard has a lot of space available. Why be content to
plant just a few, when there is space for a dozen or
more? It's especially tempting to fill garden space
with small, woody plants—particularly in areas around
foundation walls and along perimeter beds adjacent to
fences—since masses of woody plants are useful as
privacy screens. For many gardeners, the goal is to
foster growth in order to fill the yard and create
a special, private space. And for many, the sooner this
goal is achieved, the better.
However, many gardeners are surprised at how fast the
trees and shrubs they plant can grow. Many people know
that if they plant an ash sapling or a Colorado blue
spruce, these have the potential to grow into tall trees
with either a broad crown, as is the case with the ash,
or a broad mass of boughs, as with the spruce. Placing
the ash beside the smaller spruce may seem like a good
idea at the time. You may even have an unspoken intention
to transplant one of the trees to another location before
it gets too large. More often than not, though, that
intention is simply forgotten or you find better things
to do with your time.
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