Many ways can be used to accentuate the beauty of your house, and make your backyard more attractive. In your yard design, having a nice patio, a pool or even toys for the kids is great. But having a tree is often overlooked. We will develop ten uses for a tree in your backyard.

Create a shade spot in your backyard
Create a wind barrier on your property
Use tree as an edge fence
Hang your self an hamac under your shade spot
Have fresh fruit at reach in your backyard
Create a scent with a fragrant fruit tree
Use a small tree as bonsai and patio tree
Add colors to an existing flower arrangement
Have a tree house or a swing rope for the kids
Hang a bird feeder and attract beautiful bird species

As you see, this is a small list of utilities for a tree in your backyard. Other then those, planting a tree helps the environment by cleaning the air. It will also embelishing your neighborhood and give the surrounding properties, including your home, an increase in value.

There are many ways of acquiring a tree. You can sow a seed, either collected yourself or bougth. Many online website specialize in seeds, especially tree seeds. You could also buy a juvenile tree from a garden center or take a cutting of a tree you like, given it is an appropriate time of the year. You can always hope a neighbors tree will drop a seed in fall and next spring a tree will arise like magic.

Avid full time hobby bonsai grower. Has been practicing bonsai and gardening for more then 8 years. Owner of http://www.mishobonsai.com, a website with resources for Bonsai seeds and tree seeds.

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