ILLINOIS TREES: SELECTION. PLANTING, AND CARE 3 



elm, hackberry, beetree linden, white oak, sycamore, and tulip 

 tree — are suitable for two-story and larger buildings but they 

 tend to accentuate the low or flat appearance of, or hide, one- 

 story buildings (Fig. 4). For attractive and proper balance with 

 one-story buildings, trees that do not grow over 35 feet tall are 

 recommended (Fig. 5). These smaller trees include redbud, 

 hornbeam, crabapple, hawthorn, mountain ash, and persimmon. 

 Environmental conditions that influence the size of trees to select 



Fig. 4. — Small or low, 

 flat buildings are 

 dwarfed or hidden by 

 tall trees like the 

 American elm. 



Fig. 5 (Below). — 

 Low-growing trees that 

 do not exceed 35 feet in 

 height add to the at- 

 tractiveness of one- 

 story buildings. 



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