The 5 Best Small Trees for Your Yard

Small trees add beauty to your garden, provide shade and support pollinators and wildlife. Here are 5 small trees to know.

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Japanese Snowbell

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Japanese Maple

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Redbud

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Crape
Myrtle

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Seven Son Flower

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The 5 Best Small Trees for Your Yard

Small trees add beauty to your garden, provide shade and support pollinators and wildlife. Here are 5 small trees to know.

Japanese Snowbell

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- Why We Love It:
Waxy pink blooms in profusion in late spring
- Size at Maturity:
8 to 10 feet tall

1

Japanese Maple

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- Why We Love It:
Multiple forms including cascading or mounding, beautiful foliage in shades of red, green or burgundy
- Size at Maturity:
6 to 10 feet tall

2

Redbud

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- Why We Love It:
Tiny bright pink-purple flowers in spring before the foliage appears
- Size at Maturity:
20 to 25 feet tall

3

Crape
Myrtle

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- Why We Love It:
Long bloom season, tons of flower power
- Size at Maturity:
5 to 10 feet tall

4

Seven Son Flower

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- Why We Love It:
Striking leaves, fragrant flowers, pretty peeling bark
- Size at Maturity:
10 to 12 feet tall

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The 5 Best Small Trees for Your Yard

Small trees add beauty to your garden, provide shade and support pollinators and wildlife. Here are 5 small trees to know.

Japanese Snowbell

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- Why We Love It: Waxy pink blooms in profusion in late spring- Size at Maturity: 8 to 10 feet tall

1

Japanese Maple

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- Why We Love It: Multiple forms including cascading or mounding, beautiful foliage in shades of red, green or burgundy- Size at Maturity: 6 to 10 feet tall

2

Redbud

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- Why We Love It: Tiny bright pink-purple flowers in spring before the foliage appears- Size at Maturity: 20 to 25 feet tall

3

Crape Myrtle

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- Why We Love It: Long bloom season, tons of flower power- Size at Maturity: 5 to 10 feet tall

4

Seven Son Flower

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- Why We Love It: Striking leaves, fragrant flowers, pretty peeling bark- Size at Maturity: 10 to 12 feet tall

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- Why We Love It:
Waxy pink blooms in profusion in late spring
- Size at Maturity:
8 to 10 feet tall

- Why We Love It:
Multiple forms including cascading or mounding, beautiful foliage in shades of red, green or burgundy
- Size at Maturity:
6 to 10 feet tall

- Why We Love It:
Tiny bright pink-purple flowers in spring before the foliage appears
- Size at Maturity:
20 to 25 feet tall

Crape
Myrtle

- Why We Love It:
Long bloom season, tons of flower power
- Size at Maturity:
5 to 10 feet tall

- Why We Love It:
Striking leaves, fragrant flowers, pretty peeling bark
- Size at Maturity:
10 to 12 feet tall