Suitable trees
Small gardens need narrow trees with little annual growth. In almost every garden there is room for a tree with a maximum height of six meters. When making your selection, pay attention to the increase in width, because despite its low height, a tree with a spreading crown can take up the entire front garden.
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Ideals Crown shapes:
- pillar
- narrow vase
- slim pyramid
Form trees, espalier trees or umbrella crowns
The columnar hornbeam (Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata') is a low wood that can be designed variably. The native species is a perfect topiary with low maintenance requirements. You can grow the hornbeam as a hedge, multi-stemmed shrub or tree and adapt it to the given space requirements.
The espalier linden tree is suitable as a small espalier tree, the branches of which are almost invisible in summer due to the dense foliage. In winter, the specially curved branches give the garden a structured character. They come into their own on garden walls or privacy fences.
Small trees with an umbrella-shaped crown set accents and offer shady oases. Taxus baccata is a conifer whose crown can be cut like an umbrella. Thanks to its evergreen foliage, the wood also sets colorful accents in winter.
Trees suitable for topiary:
- Pears
- Birch trees
- Chestnuts
- Sweetgum trees
Set accents
To bring out the character of a garden, you should choose the trees according to their color of foliage. If there are yew hedges on the property, yellow-leaved mini-trees provide contrasts. the Gleditschie offers variety and makes the garden look bigger.
In near-natural gardens, fruit trees achieve a rustic character. The trees can be kept small by regular pruning. Special varieties of many fruit trees reach manageable heights. As a positive side effect, you can enjoy the sweet fruits of cherry plum, apricot and peach.
Tip: Ornamental apple varieties
The attractive woody plants bloom profusely in spring and provide a valuable source of food for insects. They can be planted on their own or integrated into flowering hedges. In autumn, ornamental apples decorate the garden with intensely bright autumn colors that range from golden yellow to deep red.
