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Small garden trees

Ideal for smaller outdoor spaces, our wide range of trees for smaller gardens offers a wide range of beautiful options to enhance your garden landscape. Whether nestled into plant beds or gracing pots on patios, these petite trees boast small spreads and heights, making them perfectly proportioned for confined areas. With their charming foliage and stunning colours, these trees bring a touch of natural beauty to even the smallest of gardens. Explore our collection to find the perfect addition to your garden oasis.

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Small Garden trees FAQs

What is the best type of tree for a small garden?

It stands to reason that small trees are best for small gardens, but you need to understand which trees will stay small and which will soon grow out of control in a small space!
Research the ultimate height and spread of the tree to see what kind of area the tree will take up when fully grown. Then consider the rate at which the tree will grow so it doesn’t overwhelm other plants in your garden that may grow more slowly.

Finally, consider the appearance of the tree – if it blooms, will it complement the other plants and flowers in your garden. If it bears fruit, will you have time to harvest and maintain the growth?

Some of our favourite trees for small gardens are:

What are the best trees for privacy in a small garden?

If you’re looking to make your garden more private, there are plenty of trees that will still suit a small garden. Screening trees work best for privacy. Bamboo plants are an extremely popular choice, but more traditional trees such as magnolia and cypress trees will also provide you with the height and density needed for additional privacy.

What are the fastest growing small trees?

If you’re purchasing young trees but want to make sure that they’ll quickly grow into their space in the garden, make sure that you choose a fast growing small tree. Some of the fastest growing trees in our collection at Primrose are rowan trees, silver birch and wisteria plants.

What is the most beautiful small tree?

Every tree is beautiful in it's own way. However, if you're stuck for ideas, you may find our list below a great inspiration.

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