small/ornamental tree for front yard
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Anonymous
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Like many houses close in, we have a postage stamp size yard. We already have a large tree off to one side of the driveway, but thinking about adding a small ornamental tree on the opposite side of the yard. Would love something less than 15'. It's north facing and gets partial sun.
We are considering an eastern redbud and a dogwood. Any other ideas? |
Anonymous
| The fringe tree. It’s lovely in bloom, and smells nice. Also consider Aesculus pavia, the Red Buckeye. It looks fabulous in bloom. |
Anonymous
Thank you! I've seen the fringe tree recommended and I'm fairly certain I've seen it around the neighborhood. I thought those get quite big at maturity, is there a dwarf variety? I would love something that smells nice. 
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Anonymous
| We have a Shadblow shrub/tree in our rowhouse yard. It's perfect for the spot. Pretty berries and white flowers in the spring, nice color in the fall, and delicate all year long. Ours is only maybe 5 feet tall/wide. We prune it back so it never gets too big. |
Anonymous
Cultivated plants tend to stay under 20’. In the wild, they can get as big as 30’. |
Anonymous
| Serviceberry. |
Anonymous
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Lily magnolia |
Anonymous
| If you really want something small, how about a witch hazel? Beautiful blooms in earliest spring. |
Anonymous
| Eastern Red Bud |
Anonymous
| You named exactly the two I’d choose between- redbud or dogwood, but not kousa dogwood for me because I find the flower concentration too high |
Anonymous
| Also consider Carolina silver bell or sweet bay magnolia |
Anonymous
| I’d vote weeping dogwood or Japanese maple. |
Anonymous
| OP here, thank you for these ideas! |
Anonymous
| Tonto crape myrtle. Four season interest. |
Anonymous
| Crape myrtles are great as they bloom many months. But they are slow to leaf up and bloom. Any crape myrtles quicker? Thx |