Anonymous
Post 05/14/2023 22:24     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
Crape myrtles are great as they bloom many months. But they are slow to leaf up and bloom. Any crape myrtles quicker? Thx
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2023 22:16     Subject: Re:small/ornamental tree for front yard
Tonto crape myrtle. Four season interest.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2023 20:44     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
OP here, thank you for these ideas!
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2023 17:10     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
I’d vote weeping dogwood or Japanese maple.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2023 17:08     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
Also consider Carolina silver bell or sweet bay magnolia
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2023 11:58     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
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
Post 05/14/2023 07:31     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
Eastern Red Bud
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2023 07:00     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
If you really want something small, how about a witch hazel? Beautiful blooms in earliest spring.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2023 17:05     Subject: Re:small/ornamental tree for front yard

Lily magnolia
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2023 11:50     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
Serviceberry.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 23:21     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The fringe tree. It’s lovely in bloom, and smells nice. Also consider Aesculus pavia, the Red Buckeye. It looks fabulous in bloom.


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.


Cultivated plants tend to stay under 20’. In the wild, they can get as big as 30’.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 22:08     Subject: Re:small/ornamental tree for front yard
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
Post 05/11/2023 21:10     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
Anonymous wrote:The fringe tree. It’s lovely in bloom, and smells nice. Also consider Aesculus pavia, the Red Buckeye. It looks fabulous in bloom.


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.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 20:15     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
The fringe tree. It’s lovely in bloom, and smells nice. Also consider Aesculus pavia, the Red Buckeye. It looks fabulous in bloom.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 20:09     Subject: small/ornamental tree for front yard
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?