Choosing Small Trees

In some places, you need small trees to cast a little shade, soften a view, or add a low but much needed canopy where space is tight. These trees are especially suited for framing a house, for cutouts in a patio, or for courtyards and townhouse gardens. They are highly ornamental and stay small enough so as not to overpower the space. Most will grow from 20 to 35 feet tall.

• Arborvitae
• Cherry
• Chinese fringe tree
• Chinese pistachio
• Crabapple
• Crape myrtle
• Flowering Dogwood
• Fringe tree
• Golden chaintree
• Hawthorn
• Hedge maple
• Japanese maple
• Loquat
• Mountain ash
• Oriental magnolias
• Paperbark maple
• Purple-leafed plum
• Redbud
• Russian olive
• Saucer magnolia
• Serviceberry
• Smoke tree
• Tree lilac