Small Trees for Small Spaces
E = Evergreen; N = Native to Maine
| Trees Under 30 Feet Height: | |
|---|---|
| Acer griseum | Paperbark Maple |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple |
| Alnus rugosa N | Speckled Alder |
| Amelanchier species some N | Serviceberry |
| Carpinus caroliniana N | American Hornbeam |
| Cercis canadensis | Redbud |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree |
| Cornus alternifolia N | Pagoda Dogwood |
| Cornus kousa | Kousa Dogwood |
| Cornus mas | Cornelian-Cherry Dogwood |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoketree |
| Crataegus crus-galli N | Cockspur Hawthorn |
| Hamamelis virginiana N | Witch-Hazel |
| Hydrangea paniculata | Panicle Hydrangea |
| Magnolia kobus | Kobus Magnolia |
| Malus cultivars | Crabapple |
| Prunus maackii | Amur Chokecherry |
| Rhus glabra N | Smooth Sumac |
| Sorbus decora N | Showy Mountainash |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Trees That Reach 30-50 Feet Height: | |
| Acer rubrum ‘Autumn Flame’ | ‘Autumn Flame’ Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ | ‘Red Sunset’ Red Maple |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Betula papyrifera N | Paper Birch |
| Corylus colurna | Turkish Filbert |
| Nyssa sylvatica N | Black Gum |
| Ostrya virginiana N | American Hophornbeam |
| Picea glauca E, N | White Spruce |
| Picea omorika E | Serbian Spruce |
| Picea pungens E | Colorado Blue Spruce |
| Pinus cembra E | Swiss Stone Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris E | Scots Pine |
| Thuja occidentalis E, N | Northern White-Cedar |
| Tilia cordata | Littleleaf Linden |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese Elm |
| Columnar Trees, Usually Less than 25 Feet Wide: | |
| Abies concolor E | White Fir |
| Acer campestre ‘Queen Elizabeth’ | Queen Elizabeth Hedge Maple |
| Acer griseum | Paperbark Maple |
| Acer rubrum ‘New World’ | New World Red Maple |
| Acer saccharum ‘Seneca Chief’ | Seneca Chief Sugar Maple |
| Alnus glutinosa ‘Pyramidalis’ | Pyramidalis Black Alder |
| Amelanchier species some N | Serviceberry |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Betula pendula | European Birch |
| Cornus mas | Cornelian-Cherry Dogwood |
| Crataegus phaenopyrum ‘Fastigiata’ | Fastigiata Washington Hawthorn |
| Fraxinus americana ‘Skyline’ | Skyline White Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Skyward’ | Skyward Green Ash |
| Ginkgo biloba ‘Fastigiata’ | Fastigiata Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba ‘Lakeview’ | Lakeview Ginkgo |
| Larix decidua | European Larch |
| Magnolia kobus ‘Wada’s Memory’ | Wada’s Memory Magnolia |
| Malus ‘Adirondack’ | Adirondack Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Centurion’ | Centurion Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Evelyn’ | Evelyn Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Liset’ | Liset Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Pink Spires’ | Pink Spires Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Red Baron’ | Red Baron Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Sentinel’ | Sentinel Crabapple |
| Malus ‘Tschonoskii’ | Tschonoskii Crabapple |
| Picea omorika E | Serbian Spruce |
| Picea pungens E | Colorado Blue Spruce |
| Pinus cembra E | Swiss Stone Pine |
| Pinus strobus ‘Fastigiata’ E, N | Fastigiata Eastern White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris ‘Watereri’ E | Watereri Scots Pine |
| Sorbus aucuparia | European Mountainash |
| Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ | Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Thuja occidentalis E, N | Northern White-Cedar |
| Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Wintergreen’ E, N | Hetz Wintergreen Arbovitae |
| Thuja occidentalis ‘North Pole’ E, N | North Pole Arborvitae |
| Tilia cordata ‘June Bride’ | June Bride Littleleaf Linden |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.