subject: Great Trees For Small Gardens [print this page] Small trees are great additions to just about any landscape. For gardens with limited space they're essential. In any garden, small trees can often used as specimen plants.
Redstone Dogwood (Corunus mas 'Redstone') is one of the first trees to flower in spring. The lovely profuse yellow flowers appear in early spring and the oval, cherry red fruit develops in the summer. The Redstone Dogwood has nice winter interest as it is multi stemmed and displays attractive mottled bark. The fruit is treasured by wildlife. Great for small yards or as an accent plant.
White Birch (Betula papyrifera) trees are the most widely distributed of all North American birches. The graceful form and attractive white bark of paper birch make it a ideal species for specimen plantings. On young trees, trunk bark is reddish-brown but turns to its characteristic white color as the tree matures. The trunk of this fast growing tree generally divides into several arching branches which creates a wonderful silhouette, adding winter interest to the landscape.
River Birch (Betula nigra) is a great native tree most for any garden. It displays a light reddish brown bark that peels and flakes that the birch family is noted for. Plant as a specimen or in grouping for best effect. The River Birch has dark green summer foliage that turns a golden yellow in the fall. Best adapted to moist, acid soils, but will survive dry periods. It graceful branching makes this a year round joy.
Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana) an abundance of white flowers in spring. Its glossy green summer foliage urns yellow to maroon in autumn. It is an extremely popular, vigorous growing, medium size, shade tree. The Bradford pear is an easy to grow, disease resistant beautiful addition to the garden. This flowering tree g.rowns best in full sun.
American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), as known as muscle wood or ironwood, is a shade tolerant under story tree. The nuts of this tree attract birds such as grouse, bobwhite, pheasant and wild turkey while rabbit and deer eat the shoots of this tree. American hornbeam exhibits leaves that are thin and beautifully translucent. In late autumn the leaves turn deep scarlet and orange providing beautiful fall color.
Eastern Red Bud (Cercis Canadensis) is a small deciduous tree that displays an abundance of purple blossoms in the spring. Thousands of small flowers appear in the spring before leaves appear. Its large heart shaped leaves turn a brilliant yellow in the fall. Wildlife is attracted to the seedpods which form in the fall. These trees are effective as a single specimen or in groupings and are particularly effective in woodland gardens and naturalized settings. It has low water requirements and displays a high tolerance to salt and alkali soils. Red buds do best in full sun or part shade and can tolerate most soils other than those that are permanently wet.
Purple Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'Purpurea') is a beautiful, low maintenance, deciduous small tree. The crape myrtle is prized for its large clusters of purple flowers that appear on the tips of new branches beginning in early summer and persist into fall. After flowers fade and fall from the tree, fruit remains in the form of small brown capsules. These fruits remain throughout the winter providing winter interest along with the attractive, exfoliating bark which peels away to expose a trunk which ranges in color from many handsome shades of brown to gray. The Purple Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for both formal and informal gardens. It can be planted as a specimen or in groups.
Royalty Crabapple Tree (Malus 'Royalty') is an wonderful small tree with single, dark red blossoms in spring and large, dark red fruit in the fall. Its foliage begins the season as a glossy rich purple. It turns purple-green in summer and then brilliant purple in the fall. It prefers full sun and moist, well drained soil. This upright, fast growing tree provides three-season interest. Crabapples require little pruning once established. In late winter, prune dead, diseased, and broken branches and trim off any sprouts that arise at the base of the tree.
by: John Green
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