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