There’s nothing more satisfying than planting a tree in your yard and watching it grow over the years to enhance the landscaping around your property. But it's essential you choose your tree carefully, making sure it will suit the available space and not potentially cause problems later on.
As well as checking out your tree's mature dimensions to work out how it will shape up in 10 or 20 years time, don't forget to avoid fast-growing varieties or those likely to have a particularly strong (and thirsty) root system that requires high volumes of water.
