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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.

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