Creating a beautiful garden in a small yard can be challenging, but choosing the right flowering trees can make all the ...

Small ornamental trees are generally 30 feet tall or less and can be as short as 8 to 10 feet tall. Rather than just one main trunk, quite a few of these small trees have multiple main stems.

Regarded as one of the best small flowering trees, it’s a joy to have in your garden. It’ll work in USDA hardiness zones 5-9 and prefers a spot that’s partially shady.

Small ornamental trees are the best choice when you are looking to border a walk or drive, frame a view or offer something to attract the eye from afar.

Small flowering trees are lovely focal points in the landscape. They can be planted fairly close to buildings (10 feet) and look especially nice by outdoor living areas.

Small Flowering Trees. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia): Popular for its compact size and long, summer blooming season, the crape myrtle tree is colorful and resilient.

Question: We are looking to add a small flowering tree to our front garden. The area gets sun throughout the early part of the day, but is shaded by a larger tree in the late afternoon and evening.

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese ...