Plant forms

Trees

Trees usually hold one main trunk and a canopy. This list mixes small garden trees and large shade trees. A patio tree and a street tree are not the same plant.

Open a profile for mature height and spread. Planting a tree for a courtyard means reading those numbers first.

When a tree is the right form

1. You need height and shade, or a single woody specimen, not a multi-stem shrub.
2. Check mature size on the profile before the hole goes in.
3. Some trees flower; the profile still carries mature size and site.

Plants for Trees (306)

• Kashmir Cypress Full Sun40–60 ft (1220–1830 cm)
• Oriental Arborvitae Full Sun18–25 ft (550–760 cm)
• Nana Aurea Oriental Arborvitae Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Tater Tot™ Arborvitae Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• White Cedar Anna's Magic Ball® Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Spring Grove® Arborvitae Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Fluffy® Western Arborvitae Full Sun5–10 ft (150–310 cm)
• Technito® Arborvitae Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Polar Gold® Arborvitae Full Sun12–15 ft (370–460 cm)
• Sting™ Arborvitae Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Planet Earth® Arborvitae Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Pancake™ Arborvitae Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• North Pole® Arborvitae Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Fire Chief™ Arborvitae Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Cheer Drops® Arborvitae Full Sun10–18 ft (310–550 cm)
• Arborvitae Full Sun20–40 ft (610–1220 cm)
• Zebrina Arborvitae Full Sun30–50 ft (910–1520 cm)
• Whipcord Arborvitae Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Tiny Tim Arborvitae Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Woodwardii Arborvitae Full Sun4–10 ft (120–310 cm)
• Teddy Arborvitae Full Sun2 ft (60 cm)
• Techny Arborvitae Full Sun12–15 ft (370–460 cm)
• Sunkist Arborvitae Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Smaragd Arborvitae Full Sun12–14 ft (370–430 cm)
• Rheingold Arborvitae Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Holmstrup Arborvitae Full Sun6–15 ft (180–460 cm)
• Janed Gold Arborvitae Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• Hetz Midget Arborvitae Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Golden Globe Arborvitae Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Golden Tuffet Arborvitae Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Globosa Aurea Arborvitae Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Filips Magic Moment Arborvitae Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Degroots Spire Arborvitae Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Danica Arborvitae Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Brabant Arborvitae Full Sun12–15 ft (370–460 cm)
• Shortleaf Pine Full Sun50–60 ft (1520–1830 cm)
• Eastern White Pine Full Sun50–80 ft (1520–2440 cm)
• Colorado Spruce 'Globosa' Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Colorado Spruce 'Edith' Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Coast Redwood Full Sun60–100 ft (1830–3050 cm)
• Giant Redwood Full Sun60–275 ft (1830–8380 cm)
• European Larch Full Sun80–100 ft (2440–3050 cm)
• Japanese Larch 'Pendula' Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
• Brazilian Pine Tree Full Sun80–100 ft (2440–3050 cm)
• Norfolk Island Pine Full Sun100–200 ft (3050–6100 cm)
• Dawn Redwood 'Gold Rush' Full Sun70–80 ft (2130–2440 cm)
• Dawn Redwood Full Sun70–80 ft (2130–2440 cm)
• Irish Yew 'Fastigiata' Full Sun4–30 ft (120–910 cm)
• English Yew 'Standishii' Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Hinoki Cypress 'Nana Gracilis' Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Lawson Cypress 'Ellwoodii' Full Sun13–20 ft (400–610 cm)
• Blue Noble Fir Full Sun30–50 ft (910–1520 cm)
• Blue Noble Fir 'Blaue Hexe' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• American Pillar Arborvitae Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Green Giant Arborvitae Full Sun40–60 ft (1220–1830 cm)
• Bald Cypress Full Sun50–70 ft (1520–2130 cm)
• Pond Cypress Full Sun50–60 ft (1520–1830 cm)
• California Foothill Pine Full Sun20–80 ft (610–2440 cm)
• Colorado Pinyon Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)