Trees for Small Gardens

Are you short on space in your garden but would like a tree or two?  Here is a list of trees suitable for a small garden or space. Smaller tress tend to be ornamental with interestingly shaped leaves or branches, coloured/textured bark and often have a beautiful blossom.

Acers or Maples

Acer campestre - 'Carnival'
Acer griseum - 'Paper Bark Maple'
Acer negundo - 'Flamingo'
Acer palmatum - 'Japanese Maple'
Acer pseudoplantanus - 'Brilliantissimum' & 'Prinze Handjery'

Amelanchier

Amelanchier - 'Snowy Mespilus'
Amelanchier -  'Ballerina'
Amelanchier - 'Canadensis'
Amelanchier - 'Robin Hill'
Amelanchier - 'Snowflakes'

Betula or Birch

Betula pendula youngii
Betula utilis - 'Moonbeam'

Cercis

Cercis canadensis - 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis siliquastrum - 'Judas Tree'
Cercis Siliquastrum - 'Avondale'

Cornus or Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia - 'Argentea'
Cornus controversa variegata - Wedding Cake Tree
Cornus - 'Eddie's White Wonder'
Cornus - 'Snow Boy'
Cornus - 'Porlock'

Corylus or Hazel

Corylus avellana contorta - Corkscrew Hazel
Corylus maxima purpurea - Purple Leaf Filbert

Cotinus cogg 'Royal Purple' - Smoke Tree

Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster cornubia
Cotoneaster exburiensis
Cotoneaster hybridus pendulus

Crataegus or Hawthorn

Crataegus laciniata
Crataegus laevigata - 'Crimson Cloud' & 'Paul's Scarlet'
Crataegus lavallei - 'Carrierei'

Japanese Flowering Cherries

'Amanogawa'
'Kiku Shidare Sakura'
'Pink Perfection'
'Royal Burgundy'
'Shirotae'

Laburnum

Laburnum alpinum pendulum
Laburnum wateri - 'Vossii'

Magnolia

Magnolia soulangeana
Magnolia stellata

Malus or Crab Apple

Malus - 'Butterball'
Malus - 'Charlotte'
Malus floribunda - Japanese Crab
Malus - 'Golden Hornet'
Malus - 'Gorgeous'
Malus - 'John Downie'
Malus - 'Laura'
Malus - 'Pink Glow'
Malus - 'Red Sentinel'
Malus - 'Sun Rival'
Malus tschonoskii

Prunus

Prunus amygdalo persica - 'Spring Glow'
Prunus blireana
Prunus cerasifera - 'Hessei'
Prunus - 'Hally Jolivette'
Prunus kurliensis - 'Brilliant'
Prunus kursar
Prunus okame
Prunus - 'Snow Showers'
Prunus subhirtella autumnalis
Prunus autumnalis rosea

Pyrus

Pyrus elaegnifolia - 'Silver Sail'
Pyrus salicifolia pendula

Salix or Willow

Salix caprea pendula - Kilmarnock Willow
Salix erythroftexcuosa - 'Golden Curls'

Sorbus or Rowan Mountain Ash

Sorbus cashmiriana - 'Rosiness'
Sorbus - 'Chinese Lace'
Sorbus commixta
Sorbus huphensis - 'Pink Pagoda'
Sorbus - 'Joseph Rock'
Sorbus sargentiana
Sorbus vilmorinii

Syringa or Lilac

Syringa vulgaris - 'Charles Joy'
Syringa vulgaris - 'Katherine Havermeyer'
Syringa vulgaris - 'Mme Lemoine'
Syringa vulgaris - 'Michel Buchner'
Syringa vulgaris - 'Sensation'
Syringa vulgaris - 'Souvenir de Louis Spath'

Taxus

Taxus baccata fastigiata - Irish Yew
Taxus baccata fastigiata 'Aurea' - Golden Irish Yew
Taxus baccata fastigiata Standishii

Other Trees

Arbutus Unedo - Strawberry Tree
Caragana arborescens - 'Walker'
Catalpa bignonioides aurea - Golden Indian Bean Tree
Ceridiphyllum japonicum - Katsura Tree
Cupressus glabra - 'Blue Ice'
Cytisus battandieri - 'Pineapple Broom'
Euonymus europaeus - 'Red Cascade'
Gleditsia triacanthos - 'Sunburst'
Halesia carolina - Snowdrop Tree
Hoheria glabrata - 'Stardust'
Ilex - Holly
Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden rain tree
Parrotia persica
Paulownia - Foxglove Tree
Picea pungens hoopsii
Stuartia pseudocamellia
Tilia cordata - Lime

Keep your car boot clean and order these small trees online for home delivery at gardencentre.co.uk...