Trees add height and visual interest to yards, plus a reliable show of foliage (or flowers!)
Here are some of the best trees to plant in a small yard in the South.
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It blooms on new growth, so winter pruning is good for it."
The ‘Okame’ is a popular small selection forcherry blossoms.
Crabapple
These beautiful ornamental trees have bright flowers that appear in spring.
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They also produce fruits, eitherornamental or edible.
Instead of the Natchezcrepe myrtle, which is a taller variety, plant a smaller selection.
It has telltale notched blooms that are big, in shades of pink and white.
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They typically grow between 15 and 25 feet tall.
These gorgeous trees have foliage in hues of scarlet, crimson, orange, and yellow come fall.
Most of these ‘girls’ come in under 20 feet tall.
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Magnolia trees put on a beautiful show of deep-pink, white-pink, or reddish-purple flowers.
Grow them in USDA Zones three to eight.
Banana Shrub
Michelia figo,which is also known as banana shrub, is an evergreen shrub.
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The namesake puffs are fragrant and appear in summertime in shades of red, pink, or white.
There are also weeping selections and ones with cascading branches.
Foliage and bloom hues also vary among selections.
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Serviceberry
Serviceberries, selections of the genusAmelanchier, are great trees for smaller yards.
The tree can grow quite large, but there are small varieties too.
BodnantViburnumis deciduous and grows to between eight and 10 feet tall and four to six feet wide.
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