Shading Trees Idea

[HardyHarhar]

I am looking to get some shading trees for the new house. I figure that I probably need less than 10 trees.

Any recommendation? How much would it cost?

I have a smallish new house on a smallish plot of land. It's a two story house resting on about a 500 sqm plot of land.

The house is in Chonburi and faces south and I looking to shade the front of the house,

[siamcrut]

Not sure if it's what you r looking for...

I have planted some Ashoke India tree, (Thais call it that way) grows fast, don't need much attention after reaching 2 meter,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyalthia_longifolia#

[xen]

IT depends on the area size, if you want turf there too, drainage, views you may want to retain vs privacy, house foundations, location of services, perfume - but a favourite shade tree i have used is mango - dense shade plus fruit for all the neighbours. Avocado is good too if the area is well drained. Loniceria indica (Pride of India) is smaller with attractive bark and nice flowers. There are plenty of more options .

[drtreelove]

Not sure if it's what you r looking for...

I have planted some Ashoke India tree, (Thais call it that way) grows fast, don't need much attention after reaching 2 meter,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyalthia_longifolia#

OP wants shade trees. I don't think this is a good option, Asoke have an excurrent structure and columnar form. They would be very limited in shade value.

I don't know Chonburi horticulture, but I have attached an article that I wrote about trees for Chiang Mai, some of which may be applicable.

Yours is a fairly small property, so you may consider using palms to some extent. They can be planted near the house strategically to cast shade, without so much danger of expansive root systems and spreading foliar crowns being a problem for long term sustainability.

HORT FORUM 3 Trees.pdf

[piersbeckett]

Not sure if it's what you r looking for...

I have planted some Ashoke India tree, (Thais call it that way) grows fast, don't need much attention after reaching 2 meter,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyalthia_longifolia#

OP wants shade trees. I don't think this is a good option, Asoke have an excurrent structure and columnar form. They would be very limited in shade value.

I don't know Chonburi horticulture, but I have attached an article that I wrote about trees for Chiang Mai, some of which may be applicable.

Yours is a fairly small property, so you may consider using palms to some extent. They can be planted near the house strategically to cast shade, without so much danger of expansive root systems and spreading foliar crowns being a problem for long term sustainability.

Nice article and very useful. Couple of points; wondered why you don't call the subject arboriculture and secondly, I understood, maybe wrongly, that Gums (Eucalyptus) were grown in Thailand mostly for paper production.

[drtreelove]

Arboriculture is a widely used term for cultivation of ornamental, street and shade trees, you're right. International Society of Arboriculture is a large American and now international organization. There is a lot of good information and resources like publications and certification programs available through the website: http://www.isa-arbor.com/ and http://www.treesaregood.com/

The large genus of Eucalyptus has hundreds of species and related genera, some are used as commercial crops, pulp production and construction materials. But there are many ornamental varieties available, like one of my favorites, the Mindinao gum or rainbow gum, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_deglupta Of which there are some nice specimens at the National Park headquarters just above the famous temple at Doi Suthep-Pui NP in Chiang Mai.

and check this out: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/02/earth-three-trillion-trees/71578324/

[Fookhaht]

Indian plum trees grow very fast, lots of shade, but only have about a 10-year life cycle. Thai word is something like toh-ka.