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Our Favorite Small Trees

Small trees can pack a big punch into your landscape. Here are some of our editors' favorite varieties.

Crabapple
 

Crabapple

Add spring flair to your landscape with crabapples. There's a wonderful array available that bears flowers in shades of white, pink, and red; has weeping, rounded, or columnar habits; and produces orange, gold, red, or burgundy fruits. Many varieties offer exceptional fall color and great disease resistance as well.

Name: Malus selections

Size: From 6 to 30 feet tall and wide, depending on variety

Zones: 3-8

Standout Varieties: 'Prairifire' has dark pink flowers, reddish-purple foliage, and great disease resistance; 'Centurion' has rose-pink flowers, an upright shape, and great disease resistance.

Learn more about crabapples!


Justin -- BHG Editor says:
Hi! Thanks for your comments --- you're certainly right that I made a mistake in forgetting to note ......
Hi! Thanks for your comments --- you're certainly right that I made a mistake in forgetting to note that mimosa (Albizia) is invasive in some areas. I'm sorry for the error, but am happy that you all took the time to let me know. --Justin, Senior Garden Editor, BHG.com
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Justin -- BHG Editor wrote:

Hi! Thanks for your comments --- you're certainly right that I made a mistake in forgetting to note that mimosa (Albizia) is invasive in some areas. I'm sorry for the error, but am happy that you all took the time to let me know. --Justin, Senior Garden Editor, BHG.com

1/6/2010 08:36:54 AM Report Abuse
dknowlespe wrote:

Mimosa tree seeds last for more than 20 years, so even if the trees are removed, the seeds keep coming up. This tree invades biodiverse areas, replacing plants that support native birds and other wildlife. I can't believe that Better? Home and Gardens does no research on recommended plants.

11/26/2009 09:11:21 PM Report Abuse
gardningal wrote:

I am referring to the Mimosa tree in my comment below.

11/25/2009 07:30:41 PM Report Abuse
gardningal wrote:

Please, please DO NOT plant this tree! It's completely invasive, see the comment from the previous reader. Invasive species choke out natives trees and vegetation, harm the environment and ruin the natural habitat for wildlife. My neighbor planted a mimosa, and every week I am pulling hundreds of baby trees all over my property, an acre away. It's a mess. Shame on BHG for recommending this tree.

11/25/2009 07:21:03 PM Report Abuse
L71S wrote:

Mimosa is exotic invasive:SE Exotic Pest Plant Council(www.invasive.org/eastern/eppc/mimosa.html)& in GA(www.gainvasives.org/weeds/mimosa.html), FL(plants.ifas.ufl.edu/parks/mimosa.html), TX(www.galvbayinvasives.org/Guide/Species/AlbiziaJulibrissin) etc. Non-native invasive plants are cancers; they use all surrounding resources to propagate themselves and can outnumber native vegetation, there for thousands of years, that support native wildlife. Please do not recommend or plant exotic invasives

11/25/2009 05:57:49 PM Report Abuse

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