Trees for Small Gardens
The trees shown in the table below are particularly suitable for smaller gardens.
Name | Height | Spread |
---|---|---|
Acer griseum (Paperbark maple) |
6 m | 3 m |
Acer palmatum 'Sango-Kaku' (Coral bark maple) |
7 m | 5.50 m |
Acer x conspicuum 'Silver Vein' (Striped maple) |
9 m | 5 m |
Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) |
5 m | 5 m |
Amelanchier lamarckii (Juneberry) |
7.5 m | 6 m |
Arbutus x andrachnoides (Cyprus strawberry tree) |
8 m | 8 m |
Betula ermanii (Russian rock birch) |
12 m | 5 m |
Betula pendula 'Purpurea' (Purple-leafed silver birch) |
10 m | 4 m |
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii (White barked Himalayan) |
12 m | 5 m |
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' (Indian bean tree) |
10 m | 10 m |
Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura tree) |
10 m | 8 m |
Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree) |
10 m | 10 m |
Cornus kousa (Chinese dogwood) |
7 m | 5 m |
Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' (Midland hawthorn) |
6 m | 5 m |
Crataegus x lavallei 'Carrierei' (Hybrid cockspur thorn) |
6 m | 5 m |
Eucalyptus gregsoniana (Wolgan snow gum) |
5 m | 5 m |
Eucryphia glutinosa (Nirrhe) |
8 m | 4 m |
Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk' (Copper beech) |
10 m | 3 m |
Laburnum × watereri 'Vossii' (Golden rain) |
7 m | 5 m |
Magnolia 'Elizabeth' (Magnolia - Acuminata Hybrid) |
9 m | 5 m |
Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' (Magnolia) |
9 m | 8 m |
Magnolia salicifolia (Japanese willow-leaf magnolia) |
15 m | 8 m |
Malus floribunda (Malus floribunda) |
8 m | 6 m |
Malus × zumi var. calocarpa 'Professor Sprenger' (Orange fruited crab apple) |
4.5 m | 3 m |
Malus tschonoskii (Pillar apple) |
12 m | 5 m |
Prunus 'Pandora' (Prunus) |
8 m | 5 m |
Prunus 'Spire' (Flowering cherry) |
9 m | 4 m |
Prunus subhirtella (Spring cherry) |
8 m | 8 m |
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' (Callery pear) |
6 m | 4 m |
Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula' (Weeping willow-leaved pear) |
5 m | 4 m |
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' (Golden false acacia) |
12 m | 6 m |
Sorbus aucuparia 'Hilling's Spire' (Mountain ash) |
10 m | 5 m |
Sorbus cashmiriana (Kashmir mountain ash) |
6 m | 5 m |
Sorbus commixta 'Embley' (Japanese rowan) |
10 m | 5 m |
Sorbus vilmorinii (Vilmorin's rowan) |
5 m | 5 m |
Stewartia pseudocamellia (Deciduous camellia) |
10 m | 5 m |
Vitex agnus-castus (Abraham's balm) |
4 m | 4 m |