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Photo: Proven Winners. Finding the right tree for your home garden can be a challenge. Whether you are looking to add a bit of shade to your property or to screen a view of a neighboring home, trees are often the solution. Ornamental trees can also be used to create a focal point in your garden. Fruit trees are also beautiful and can be grown in orchard fashion or incorporated into your garden. **ON THIS PAGE:** - [TYPES OF TREES](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/#types) - [DESIGNING WITH TREES](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/#design) When selecting a tree, you may feel a bit like a kid in a candy store. There are small trees that can be grown in pots if you don’t have a lot of room and large trees more suited for a pastoral setting. Furthermore, there are trees with weeping branches and ones that flower profusely; trees that are tall and narrow and ones that are low and wide; trees that are evergreen and ones that put on an impressive autumn show then drop their leaves. You can get a tree with a single, stout trunk or one with multiple slender trunks. And the list doesn’t stop there. Popular trees amongst home gardeners include dogwoods, maples, cypresses, cherries, magnolias, birches, crape myrtles, and many more. Use the resources below to determine what types of trees you are attracted to and how to work them into the design of your own garden. ## TYPES OF TREES [![Fall Foliage, Sugar Maple Tree Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Trees for Fall Color Nothing else signals the seasonal shift as beautifully as these native trees.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/fall-color.html) [![Italian Cypress Trees, Cupressus Sempervirens Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Trees for Privacy Add some of these great trees to your landscape for screening and privacy.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/privacy.html) [![Carolina Silverbell Tree, Halesia Carolina Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Best Small Trees to Grow Plant smaller trees in your yard that won’t outgrow their space.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/small.html) [![ Jacaranda Tree, Purple Trees Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Flowering Trees For Residential Gardens Favorite flowering tree picks for bright color and reliable performance.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/flowering.html) [![Polar Gold Thuja, Evergreen Conifer, Polar Gold Proven Winners Sycamore, IL]() Evergreen Trees For Residential Gardens Modest in size and showy in all seasons, these 12 evergreen trees provide year-round color and structure.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/evergreen.html) [![North Pole Arborvitae, North Pole Thuja, Thuja Occidentalis Ornamental Grasses in Pots Proven Winners Sycamore, IL]() Arborvitae Discover varieties to try, along with basic care and planting tips.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/arborvitae.html) [![Paper Birch, Path, Acadia National Park Alamy Stock Photo Brooklyn, NY]() Birch How to plant, care for, and use birch trees in your garden.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/birch.html) [![Douglas Fir Tree, Pseudotsuga Menziessi Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Conifers Discover 22 types of conifer trees including firs, pines, spruce, and more.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/conifers.html) [![Lollipop Crabapple Tree, Malus 'lollizam', White Flowering Tree Ornamental Grasses in Pots Spring Meadow Nursery Grand Haven, MI]() Crabapple Showy spring flowers and brightly colored fruit make these ornamental trees an attractive addition to any garden.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/crabapple.html) [![Lagerstroemia Indica, Crape Myrtle, Flowering Tree Ornamental Grasses in Pots Alamy Stock Photo Brooklyn, NY]() Crape Myrtle Add a punch of late-summer and fall color with crape myrtle trees.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/crape-myrtle.html) [![Eastern Redbud Tree, Cercis Canadensis Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Redbud Trees Celebrate the end of winter with an explosion of pink blossoms.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/eastern-redbud.html) [![Prunus Yedoensis, Akebono, Yoshino Cherry Ornamental Grasses in Pots Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Flowering Cherry Ornamental cherry trees herald the coming of spring with a profusion of pink blossoms.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/flowering-cherry.html) [![White Dogwood, Dogwood Blooms Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Flowering Dogwood Trees America’s most popular native flowering tree thrives in the home garden.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/dogwood.html) [![Washington Hawthorn, Crataegus Phaenopyrum, Hawthorn Tree Millette Photomedia ]() Hawthorn Multi-seasonal appeal and reliability are hallmarks of this common landscape plant.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/hawthorn.html) [![Japanese Maple, Container, Terra Cotta Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Japanese Maple Nothing beats Japanese maples for center of attention drama and vivid fall color.](https://www.gardendesign.com/japanese-maple/) [![Magnolia Flower, White Tree Flower Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Magnolia How to plant and care for saucer magnolia, southern magnolia, and more.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/magnolia.html) [![Olive Tree, Olea Europaea Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Olive Learn the basics and get tips for pruning, harvesting, and overwintering olive trees indoors.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/olive.html) [![Purple Plum, Ornamental Plum Ornamental Grasses in Pots Alamy Stock Photo Brooklyn, NY]() Purple-Leaf Plum Add a splash of color and contrast to your yard or garden with purple-leaf plum trees.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/purple-leaf-plum.html) [![Ginkgo Biloba Leaves, Yellow Leaves Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Ginkgo Learn about this intriguing prehistoric tree and how to use it in your yard.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/ginkgo.html) [![Spring Glory Serviceberry, Amelanchier Canadensis Proven Winners Sycamore, IL]() Serviceberry Add four-season interest to your garden with this beautiful spring-flowering tree.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/serviceberry.html) [![Desert Willow In Bloom, Chilopsis Linearis Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Desert Willow Get planting, growing, and care tips for this drought- and heat-tolerant desert native.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/desert-willow.html) [![Weeping Willow, Salix Babylonica Shutterstock.com New York, NY]() Willow Learn how to grow and use this versatile landscape tree or shrub.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/willow.html) ## DESIGNING WITH TREES [![Barks Ornamental Grasses in Pots Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Add Color, Texture, & Pattern With Bark Take a close-up look at the intricate bark of eight trees, and read four tips on how to design with bark.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/bark.html) [![Fence Garden Design Calimesa, CA]() Espallier Trees for Every Garden Get recommendations for fruit-bearing and ornamental trees that work great as espaliers, plus tips and tricks for training them.](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/espaliers.html) [![Tree Bench, Circular Bench Bunny Guinness Landscape Design Limited Peterborough, Cambridgeshire]() 10 Design Ideas for Trees Discover how to make the most of new and old trees 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 Lollipop® crabapple. Photo: Proven Winners. Finding the right tree for your home garden can be a challenge. Whether you are looking to add a bit of shade to your property or to screen a view of a neighboring home, trees are often the solution. Ornamental trees can also be used to create a focal point in your garden. Fruit trees are also beautiful and can be grown in orchard fashion or incorporated into your garden. **ON THIS PAGE:** - [TYPES OF TREES](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/#types) - [DESIGNING WITH TREES](https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/#design) When selecting a tree, you may feel a bit like a kid in a candy store. There are small trees that can be grown in pots if you don’t have a lot of room and large trees more suited for a pastoral setting. Furthermore, there are trees with weeping branches and ones that flower profusely; trees that are tall and narrow and ones that are low and wide; trees that are evergreen and ones that put on an impressive autumn show then drop their leaves. You can get a tree with a single, stout trunk or one with multiple slender trunks. And the list doesn’t stop there. Popular trees amongst home gardeners include dogwoods, maples, cypresses, cherries, magnolias, birches, crape myrtles, and many more. Use the resources below to determine what types of trees you are attracted to and how to work them into the design of your own garden. ## TYPES OF TREES ## DESIGNING WITH TREES