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Tree Planting Guides and
Resources Be sure
follow these guidelines when planting:
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Call Before You Dig!
When you plan to do outdoor work such as landscaping, installing a fence or
pool, or excavating for construction, call the Indiana Underground Plant
Protection Service, a free statewide service that will notify your utility
companies to send representatives to the site and clearly mark the location
of their underground lines and pipes. This is important to prevent injury
and property damage.
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Call (800) 382-5544 at least
two full working days, excluding weekends and holidays, before digging. For
more information, visit
www.iupps.org.
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Look UP! Always make sure
that if there are overhead power lines you plant trees that will be less
than 20’ tall at maturity. This applies not only to the area directly under
power lines, but also up to 30’ away from them as well since canopies grow
wide AND tall.
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Contact IPL at (317) 261-8124 before considering planting near transmission
towers or easements. IPL will remove an trees or shrubs that are not
compatible with transmission lines.
Click here for more information on planting the right
tree in the right place and for trees safe near power lines.
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Make sure you choose an
appropriate tree for space constraints. Columnar or V-shaped trees should be
planted along streets or next to buildings. The lowest branches on your tree
should not be low enough to block sight lines of cars or pedestrians.
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Plant trees that are
appropriate for our hardiness zone. Central Indiana is in USDA Hardiness
Zone 5.
Click here for the Indiana Community Tree Selection
Guide. This tool
will help you select species that are known to thrive in Indiana's urban
areas based on recommendations by Indiana’s City Foresters and IDNR,
Community & Urban Forestry.
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Choose a species that is
appropriate for the amount of sunlight in an area. Most trees need partial
to full sunlight; however, some are “shade tolerant” and can grow in the
shade of larger trees. This information can be obtained from nursery
catalogs.
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Decide what purpose you want
your tree to serve. If you want to provide a windbreak or barrier, evergreen
trees are appropriate. If you want to plant trees to cool your house, plant
trees that will grow into large shade trees. If you want trees for spring
flowers, ornamentals are the best choice. Your local nursery can help you
with appropriate species.
For more "How To
Guides" on tree planting, click below:
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