Best Trees For Small Spaces
Six of Our Favorite Trees for Small Spaces
Fall is a great time for planting trees. But if you have a small yard, selecting the right tree can sometimes be a challenge. So we've selected six of our favorites that are just right for smaller spaces. Use this list as a guide, and then stop by your local Green Acres Nursery & Supply and our garden gurus can show you additional options.
Blood Orange ‘Moro’ Semi-Dwarf
- Evergreen semi-dwarf citrus
- Early maturity, very productive bearing fruit early winter to spring
- Citrus has distinctive aroma, exotic, berry-like flavor and deep-red coloration
- Great in containers or as a shade tree for a small patio
- 8’-12’ tall | 8’-12’ wide
- Full sun
- Plant companion: Barberry
Flowering Plum ‘Purple Pony’
- Deciduous semi-dwarf tree with an upright habit
- Single, pale pink flowers in spring, followed by deep purple foliage
- This cultivar does not produce fruit
- Use as specimen plant, group planting
- Water-wise
- 10’-12’ tall | 12’ wide
- Full sun
- Plant companion: Breath of Heaven ‘Sunset Gold’
Saucer Magnolia ‘Genie’
- Deciduous shrub or tree with a compact habit
- Oval, medium green foliage
- Fragrant, black-purple buds open to cup-shaped, dark maroon flowers in spring, repeating in summer
- Use as specimen, container plant, border
- Attracts birds and butterflies
- 10’-13’ tall | 5’-6’ wide
- Full sun
- Plant companion: Lavender
Japanese Maple ‘Bloodgood’
- Deciduous tree with an upright, rounded habit
- Deeply-cut leaves are deep red in spring and summer, turning scarlet in fall
- Red black bark and bright red-winged seed pods
- Use as accent, specimen, container plant
- Deer resistant
- 15’-20’ tall | 15’ wide
- Partial shade but can acclimate to full sun
- Plant companion: Azalea
Crape Myrtle ‘Dynamite’
- Deciduous shrub or tree with an upright, globose habit
- Dark green foliage turns orange-red in fall
- Deep-red flower clusters in summer
- Attractive, peeling, two-toned bark
- Use as specimen plant, background shrub, perfect for our region
- Water-wise
- 15’-20’ tall | 10’-15’ wide
- Full sun
- Plant companion: Peruvian Feather Grass
Oklahoma Redbud
- Deciduous tree with an upright, rounded habit
- Glossy, thick, blue-green, heart-shaped leaves
- Deep red-purple flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring
- Use as firescaping, mass planting, specimen
- Water-wise, attracts birds and butterflies
- 15’-20’ tall | 15’-20’ wide
- Full sun
- Plant companion: Blueberry
