WHAT IS A SMALL TREE FOR PLANTING CLOSE TO THE HOUSE?
Small trees range from 6 feet high and wide to 20 feet high and wide. Make sure that you account for the width when placing a tree or you will need to continually prune. Some examples of small trees are: Amur Maple (Acer ginnala)– 15’-20’ tall; 15’ wide Japanese maple “Bloodgood” – 12’-20’ tall; 15-20’wide (zone 5 hardy, needs winter protection) Korean Maple (Acer pseudosieboldianum) 15’ tall; 10’ wide Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora) 20’ tall; 15’ wide Caragna “Walker Weeping” (Caragna arborescens) as tall as the graft; 3-5’ wide (strongly weeping) Minnesota Strain Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) – 20’tall; 20’ wide Snow Mantle Dogwood Tree (Cornus racemosa) – 15’tall; 8’wide ‘Galzam’ Chinese Dogwood’ (Cornus kousa) – 20’ tall; 20’ wide Crusader Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) 15’ tall; 10’ wide Crimson Cloud Dogwood (Crataefus laevigata ‘Superba’) 15’tall; 10’ wide Burning Bush Tree (Euonymus alatus) – 10’ tall; 10’wide Prairie Radiance Winterberry Euonymus (Euon
