{"id":12948,"date":"2021-02-15T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12948"},"modified":"2021-02-15T15:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:06:38","slug":"twenty-highly-dependable-small-landscape-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2021\/02\/15\/twenty-highly-dependable-small-landscape-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Highly Dependable Small Landscape Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Malus-Prairifire-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Malus-Prairifire-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Malus-Prairifire-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Malus-Prairifire-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Malus x &#8216;Prairifire&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In small landscapes, where growing space is limited, a number of outstanding trees may be planted. Several are also examples of great spring or summer flowering trees. U.S. native species are designated <strong>N<\/strong>. Additional landscape traits include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Grow under 30 feet in height and underneath power lines). <\/li><li>Winter hardiness across the U.S. (USDA hardiness zones 5-7).<\/li><li>Most, particularly cultivars, are resistant to problem diseases and insects.<\/li><li>Suitable for either residential &amp; commercial plantings. <\/li><li>Good heat and drought tolerances; all require good soil drainage.<\/li><li>Clean, blemish-free summer foliage, some displaying outstanding fall leaf color.<\/li><li>Dwarf forms suitable for container growing.<\/li><li>None are invasive.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Acer-palmatum-Purple-Ghost-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Acer-palmatum-Purple-Ghost-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Acer-palmatum-Purple-Ghost-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Acer-palmatum-Purple-Ghost-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8216;Purple Ghost&#8217; Japanese maple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Japanese maples<\/strong> (<em>Acer palmatum<\/em>) &#8211; many selections under 30 feet<br><strong>Queen Elizabeth hedge maple<\/strong> (<em>Acer campestre<\/em> &#8216;Queen Elizabeth&#8217;) <br><strong>Amur maple<\/strong> (<em>Acer ginnala<\/em>) <br><strong>Paperbark maple<\/strong> (<em>Acer griseum<\/em>) <br><strong>Serviceberry<\/strong> (<em>Amelanchier x grandiflora<\/em>)(several cultivars) <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>American hornbeam<\/strong> (<em>Carpinus caroliniana<\/em>) <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Redbuds<\/strong> (<em>Cercis canadensis<\/em>) (several cultivars) <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Chinese Fringe tree<\/strong> (<em>Chionanthus retusus<\/em>) <br><strong>American Fringe tree<\/strong>(<em>Chionanthus virginicus<\/em>)&nbsp;<strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Flowering dogwood <\/strong>(<em>Cornus florida<\/em>) <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Chinese or Kousa dogwood<\/strong> (<em>Cornus kousa<\/em>) <br><strong>Winter King green hawthorn<\/strong> (<em>Crataegus viridis<\/em> &#8216;Winter King&#8217;) <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Carolina silverbell<\/strong> (<em>Halesia diptera<\/em>) <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Crape myrtles<\/strong> (<em>Lagerstroemia x indica<\/em>) \u2013select from four size categories ranging from 5 to 30 feet <br><strong>Southern magnolias<\/strong> (<em>Magnolia grandiflora<\/em>) &#8211; dwarf forms \u2018Teddy Bear\u2019, \u2018Kay Parris\u2019 <strong>N<\/strong> <br><strong>Star magnolia<\/strong> (<em>Magnolia stellata<\/em>) \u2013 multi-branched habit <br><strong>Crabappples<\/strong> (<em>Malus<\/em> <em>spp.<\/em>) cultivars &#8211; crabapple (select disease resistant cultivars) &#8211; \u200b\u2018Adams\u2019, \u2018Centurion\u2019, \u2018Donald Wyman\u2019, \u2018Prairie Fire\u2019, \u2018Sugar Tyme\u2019, Japanese flowering crab (<em>M. floribunda<\/em>), et.al. <br><strong>Okame flowering cherry<\/strong> (Prunus \u2018Okame\u2019) cherry; also <em>P.<\/em> &#8216;Accolade&#8217;; \u2019First Lady\u2019 <br><strong>Yoshino cherry<\/strong> (<em>Prunus x yedoensis \u2018Yoshino\u2019<\/em>) <br><strong>\u2018Kwanzan\u2019 flowering cherry<\/strong> (<em>P. serrulata<\/em> &#8216;Kwanzan&#8217;) <br><strong>Japanese Tree Lilac<\/strong> (<em>Syringa reticulata<\/em>)   <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prunus-Okame-19-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prunus-Okame-19-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prunus-Okame-19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Prunus-Okame-19-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8216;Okame&#8217; cherry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most, but not all trees listed above are sold at full service garden centers. Fringetrees (<em>Chionanthus spp<\/em>.), Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata), silverbell (<em>Halesia<\/em>), and hedge maple (<em>Acer campestre<\/em>), and specific cultivars may be purchased from on-line specialty nurseries. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In small landscapes, where growing space is limited, a number of outstanding trees may be planted. Several are also examples of great spring or summer flowering trees. U.S. native species are designated N. Additional landscape traits include: Grow under 30 feet in height and underneath power lines). Winter hardiness across the U.S. (USDA hardiness zones [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[922,221,657,1218,1319,1351,1281,440,1037,710,914,1498,1391,645,844,968,685,857,745,853,949,865,627,1476,1001,1011,791,999,729,703,855,976,1321,630,1002,7,1090],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12948"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12985,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12948\/revisions\/12985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}