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Choosing the right trees for a small garden is incredibly important. Not only is the long term size and growth habit of grave importance, but the aesthetic impact, through all seasons, simply must be gotten right; when working with restricted space there is little margin for error on either count. Challenging, yes, but fortunately there are so many truly beautiful varieties of trees which are ideally suited to small gardens. Here are a few of our favourites:
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Camellia × williamsii 'Debbie'
Camellia
172359 Camellia × williamsii 'Debbie'
Camellia
'Debbie' is a stunning, free-flowering cultivar with pink, peony-form flowers unfolding fr -
Acer palmatum 'Stella Rossa' (D)
Japanese maple
172929 Acer palmatum 'Stella Rossa' (D)
Japanese maple
A graceful cultivar with weeping branches becoming mound-like with age. The delicate, fili -
Deutzia x hybrida 'Perle Rose'
Deutzia
175735 Deutzia x hybrida 'Perle Rose'
Deutzia
An excellent French hybrid between D. discolor x D. longifolia noted for its delicate, 5-p -
Nothofagus antarctica
Antarctic beech
162778 Nothofagus antarctica
Antarctic beech
An elegant, fast-growing specimen tree from Chile, often shrubby with low and twisted bran -
Lagerstroemia indica 'Rhapsody in Pink'
Crape myrtle
177566 Lagerstroemia indica 'Rhapsody in Pink'
Crape myrtle
In the UK, crape myrtle often suffers from frost damage and doesn't have time to flower be -
174985 Ilex aquifolium 'Variegatum'
Holly
A highly ornamental upright holly that can be easily shaped and managed. Grown for its ey -
Malus d. 'Peasgood's Nonsuch'
Cooking apple
Sold outMalus d. 'Peasgood's Nonsuch'
Cooking apple
An English cooking apple from the Victorian era, raised by Mrs Peasgood of Stamford, LincoSold out -
Tilia cordata 'Green Globe'
Small-leaved lime
176733 Tilia cordata 'Green Globe'
Small-leaved lime
A dwarf form of small-leaved lime grafted onto a trunk to create a neat and very manageble -
Corylus avellana 'Anny's Purple Dream'
Purple hazel
177388 Corylus avellana 'Anny's Purple Dream'
Purple hazel
A Dutch hazel selection exhibiting an attractive compact and upright habit and purple foli -
177389 Fagus sylvatica 'Asterix'
Beech
A slow-growing, dwarf selection of beech, developing a small, rounded, architecturally ple -
Zelkova serrata 'Goblin'
Zelkova
177395 Zelkova serrata 'Goblin'
Zelkova
A slow-growing, dwarf selection with a dense, vase-shaped habit reaching up to 1.2m tall a -
Parrotia persica 'Persian Spire'
Persian ironwood
177393 Parrotia persica 'Persian Spire'
Persian ironwood
A compact and upright selection with spectacular foliage reaching 4m in height and 1m wide -
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Elegantissima'
Honey locust
177464 Gleditsia triacanthos 'Elegantissima'
Honey locust
This species can be grown either as a handsome multi-stemmed shrub or grafted to create a -
Zelkova serrata 'Variegata'
Japanese zelkova
177468 Zelkova serrata 'Variegata'
Japanese zelkova
A striking accent tree, smaller than the species, reaching up to 6m tall bearing beautiful -
Malus 'Coccinella'
Crab apple
177472 Malus 'Coccinella'
Crab apple
For those who delight in an exciting colour display this new, very handsome, crab apple cu -
Malus d. 'Laxton Superb'
Dessert apple
177829 Malus d. 'Laxton Superb'
Dessert apple
Bred by the Laxton Brothers in 1897, 'Laxton Superb' is a classic old Victorian, British a -
Malus d. 'Belle de Boskoop' (Pleached)
Dessert apple
177492 Malus d. 'Belle de Boskoop' (Pleached)
Dessert apple
A dessert and cooking apple originally from the Netherlands 1856. Firm, juicy sharp flesh, -
Prunus cerasus 'Griotte de Montmorency'
Montmorency cherry
177493 Prunus cerasus 'Griotte de Montmorency'
Montmorency cherry
On bare branches in April, just before the emerging foliage, beautiful white single flower -
Malus d. 'Braeburn' (Pleached)
Dessert apple
177432 Malus d. 'Braeburn' (Pleached)
Dessert apple
'Braeburn' is a dessert apple from Braeburn Orchards, New Zealand, here trained and shaped -
Malus d. 'Reinette du Canada' (Pleached)
Eating apple
177434 Malus d. 'Reinette du Canada' (Pleached)
Eating apple
A late dessert/fresh eating and culinary apple that possibly arose in Normandy in 1771. Sl