What’s the best tree to plant in your backyard?
Choosing the best trees most homeowners opt for the following types of trees to beautify and improve their yards: maples, redbuds, arborvitae or white cedars, japanese maples, dogwoods, birch, cherry, magnolia and crepe myrtle. What is a good shade tree that is not messy? Shade trees that won’t make a big mess include maples, flowering dogwood, spruce and arborvitae.