Top 9 Best Landscaping Trees for a Beautiful Front Yard

Northern red oak is a landscaping tree that's popular in Europe and North America. It is commonly planted in parks, lawns, estates, golf courses, and schools for its shade. Flowers are usually produced in the months of April and May or prior to leaf development in the months of August and September. This tree is ideal for homeowners who live in the urban since its resistant against pollution and doesn't mind acidic soil.

Birds and other animals find the northern red oak a welcoming tree due to its expansive branches and leaves. The branches make wonderful nesting sites for birds. On places where there is a high concentration of wild animals, the northern red oak is commonly visited by deer, elk, moose, squirrel, and other critters for its acorns and young seedlings.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• Resistant against diseases
• Grows on acidic or well-drained loamy soils which makes it good in the urban
• Popular among birds and other animals
• Looks excellent during autumn

If you're looking for a landscape tree that's easy to grow and has good foliage, then Princeton Elm might be what you need. It looks neat during the initial stages of its growth due to its upright v shape. Upon maturing, this tree is very robust and provides wonderful shade in your front yard. Greenish red flowers are produced in early spring that appears in multi-clusters.

Princeton Elm commonly grows in areas located in Eastern and Central North America. This tree prefers rich moist soil but also grows well in wet and dry conditions. Princeton Elm needs to be pruned up to twice per year to ensure that it grows beautifully. Aside from this, you need to watch for damage that commonly occurs in the bark and roots which often results in Dutch elm disease that causes it to die.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• Upright V Shape that looks neat
• One of the most resistant elm species against Dutch elm disease
• Easy to transplant
• Grows well in moist, wet, and dry soil conditions 

Pin oak is a popular tree in the midwest and the eastern United States. People particularly love this tree due to its pyramidal structure that stays the same even as it matures. Another key feature that this tree has is the leaves. They look green and glossy which emerge from petite branches and turn into red then bronze during the fall. As winter comes, the Pin Oak retains some of these leaves. Some people love this trait while others don't.

This tree may reach lengths up to 50-75 feet when fully grown. Pin Oak develops chlorosis, a condition that makes it look yellowish in highly acidic and limestone soil. Constant pruning is not needed for this tree to develop a solid and well-shaped structure. Keep a close eye for insects and other pests during Pine Oak's initial growth.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• constant pruning is not required
• grows well on well-conditioned soil in the urban
• beautiful pyramid-shaped structure
• retains some of its leaves in the winter

River Birch commonly grows in the areas of south Florida, northern Minnesota, and western Kansas. It grows up to 40 to 70 feet in height and 15 to 30 inches in diameter. It prefers moist soil and is commonly found in the wild growing near streams, rivers, ponds, and other moist places. The seeds of the river birch attract birds such as nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, sparrows, towhees, tanagers, and cardinals. Its buds are also a favorite food among varieties of songbirds.

This landscaping tree is ideal if you're living in an area that receives a lot of rain and has a moist climate. In the urban, homeowners love to incorporate the River Birch on front yard landscapes that have small artificial ponds. This tree may be planted on soils with acidity ranging from ph 4.5 to 7.5. Weed control is essential for this tree's maintenance. River birch is highly resistant against insect pests especially borers.

Let's take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• grows in moderately acidic soil
• immune to insect pests
• balanced and well-formed growth habit
• attracts a lot of bird species 

The Leyland Cypress is a popular landscaping tree among various owners residing in the U.S. Without pruning, this evergreen tree forms a dense oval or pyramid-shaped structure. The branches hang moderately loose and resist severe trimming which creates a hedge or windbreak. When fully matured, this tree looks fluffy or feathery due to its foliage which turns from green to dark green as it grows.

Leyland Cypress is primarily used as a screen in the front yards when planted in groups. Others, also use this as a Christmas tree due to the density of its leaves and branches. This tree grows 3 to 4 feet year after year and may reach a maximum height of 50 feet. It grows fairly well on loamy, sandy, acidic, alkaline, and well-drained soil.

Constant trimming is required if Leyland Cypress is planted in small front yards. This tree is perfect to be planted on huge landscapes where it may be allowed to grow without interference.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• grows well in various soil conditions
• doesn't mind severe trimming or pruning
• can be allowed to grow without trimming on large front yards
• creates a screen or windbreak
• looks elegant when tended well 

A red-themed front yard landscape looks warm and inviting during the fall, winter, and spring. If you're going for this kind of landscape, you might want to consider planting red dogwood. This landscaping tree welcomes the arrival of spring with its rose-red blooms which usually emerge from June-August. As spring becomes warmer, red leaves start to emerge on its branches which eventually turns green as they mature

Red dogwood is commonly grown in from California to the north of Alaska and the eastern United States south to Mexico. Red dogwood prefers nitrogen-rich soil that's slightly filled with water during spring which completely dries in the summer. It may reach up to 20-30 feet when fully mature and grows pretty fast (2 feet growth each growing season).

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• highly ornamental due to its reddish blooms and leaves
• attracts lots of birds and mammals with its fruits
• grows fast
• may be planted through seeds 

Washington Hawthorn is a deciduous tree that grows all across the United States. It grows at a moderate space of 13-24 inches annually. One of the most striking features of this landscaping tree is its leaves. During the summer, orange leaves emerge, turns red, and eventually becomes dark green when fully matured. Small white abundant flowers are produced in late spring and are followed by showy orange fruits that survive throughout the winter.

During the winter, birds such as American robin, brown thrasher, cedar waxwing, gray catbird, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, and purple finch usually visit the Wahington Hawthorne for its fruits.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• attracts a lot of birds
• attractive fruits and leaves
• wide pyramidal shape
• grows well in different soil types 

The American Redbud grows well within the areas in eastern and south-central United States, southward of Texas. It is commonly planted by homeowners as an ornamental tree because of its highly attractive flowers. It grows at a moderate pace and gains 15-20 inches annually. 

This tree has a dense and round structure when grown with adequate sunlight and straight tall when grown in the shade. Numerous small pink flowers are produced in early spring even before leaves emerge. They come in different sizes and are attractive. This is the reason why American Redbud is highly venerated as an ornamental tree.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• highly attractive flowers
• grow at a medium speed
• grows well with or without adequate sunlight
• popular ornamental tree 

White spruce is widely grown in areas of northern North America such as Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia. It is also found in places within the northeastern United States. This tree doesn't grow rapidly. During the initial stage of its growth, White Spruce has a broad pyramidal form which eventually becomes densely round when it matures. The needle-shaped leaves, light brown cones, and purplish bark make this tree quite attractive.

Only a few birds are seen associating themselves with this tree. It's not really picky and grows well in various soil conditions. Constant maintenance is needed during the early years of its growth. Once it matures, minimum pruning or trimming is required.

Let us take a look into the pros of this landscaping tree:

• minimum maintenance is needed once it fully matures
• has a simple and attractive look
• can be used as a windbreak
• can be used as a Christmas tree
• doesn't grow very fast 

Now we're done talking about the best trees for front yard landscaping. Each tree that we've discussed here have their own advantages which make it possible for you to have a good looking front yard. Get your front yard landscape blueprint now and decide which of the trees mentioned here suits you.