The Beauty of a Tree-Lined Drive

A tree-lined driveway is a wonderful way to call attention to the entryway to your property. It says so much about what lies ahead. There’s an actual term for this landscape design – an allée. An allée is any path that is lined with trees of the same species. Its beauty lies in that the driver’s eye is extended toward and thus emphasizes something in the distance – your lovely home.

Nothing adds year-round drama to your front yard like an allée and your choice of tree is key. Your best choices are trees that are upright as opposed to full and ones that don’t grow surface roots or have roots that spread too broad.

A flowering tree such as a pear, crabapple or dogwood will provide beautiful blooms in spring, majestic greenery in summer and striking color in the fall.

Most people shy away from creating an allée simply because of the idea of waiting a decade for their trees to grow and take shape, but this is not at all necessary. We grow over 20,000 trees at our tree farm on the Esopus in Kingston and specialize in planting large trees for our customers.

If you think an allée is too big a step for you, we can plant one tree on either side of your driveway entrance. Like an allée, it is a welcoming and dramatic feature. And, just imagine how those trees will look with a few uplights to brighten your drive at night. As they age, they might even form a beautiful canopy over your driveway, giving your home tremendous curb appeal.

Spring and fall are the best seasons to plant large trees and anyone at Augustine can help you choose the trees that are best for your drive.