Fast Growing Trees

Trees are a crucial and integral part of the ecosystem. They are essential to maintain the balance of the ecosystem, to prevent soil erosion and to keep environment pollution-free. Adequate water and food supply, sunlight and optimum temperature is required for proper growth of a tree. Every plant has a different growth cycle and life cycle. Some plants grow slowly, while some are fast growing. Fast growing trees use nutrients for exceptional leafy growth. Examples of fast growing trees are Weeping Willow, Silver Maple, Eucalyptus species, Lombardy Poplar, Royal Empress Tree, Hardy Pecan, Tulip tree and Norway Spruce.

• Royal Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa): Royal Empress Tree is one of the fastest growing trees. It reaches a lofty height within one year with little care. It can grow over 20 feet in height in a span of 3 years. The flowering period is during hot summers.
• Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii syn.): It is a member of small genus of fir like trees. It maintains a symmetrical, characteristic shape from top to bottom. Seasonal growth begins in Spring and it survives in the harshest of climatic conditions.
• Norway Spruce (Picea abies): It is one of the fastest-growing, evergreen trees. It grows very wide and can be used as an ornamental showpiece. It can withstand extremely cold climate. It grows to the size of a Christmas tree within two years. It is conical-shaped when young and columnar when mature.
• Leyland Cypress: This evergreen plant is perfect to create a dense evergreen hedge. They grow very thick and have soft texture.
• Honey Locust: It is a pod-bearing, tall tree with a short trunk. Its elegant foliage is lacy with medium or fine texture. The height of a mature tree is about 30-70 feet. Its fall foliage is yellow or yellow-green. Its fruits are reddish-brown and strap-like.
• Weeping Willow (Salix niobe): It is a tall, wide tree with drooping branches that reach the ground. It grows to a height of about 8-10 feet within a year under ideal conditions. Its narrow, small leaves appear in late winter, offering the tree a golden look. As they mature, they become green and turn yellow in autumn. It grows vigorously in dry as well as moist locations and alongside riverbanks.
• Sliver Maple (Acer saccharinum): It is one of the quickly growing trees that grows up to 3 feet every year. Its foliage has an attractive silvery underside, which turns orange-red or golden yellow in fall.
• Hardy Pecan (Carya Illinoinesis): It is one example of rapidly growing beautiful trees. It provides rich-flavored, sweet nuts during fall. This tree is ideal for planting in the lawn because it shed its leaves in late falls and it is resistant to the insect attacks. It is about 100 feet tall and 70 feet spread.
• Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera): It grows up to 80 feet in height. It has deep green leaves and masses of tulip-like flowers during the spring. The leaves turn to a blazing golden yellow color during fall. It is a valuable shade tree, which is highly resistant to diseases and insect attacks.