Trees For Small Gardens South Africa
Growth form is compact upright.
Trees for small gardens south africa. Creamy white sweetly scented blossom appears in spring. Like climbers designer trees help to give your garden a very necessary dimension of height. We have narrowed our choice down to the following. Underplant trees with shade loving shrubs and perennials and make a walkway in an unused space.
3 the second 5 candidates english name afrikaans name scientific name are. We have compiled a short list of trees below that can be considered for use in a small urban garden. Trees for small gardens pyrus salicifolia elegant pyrus salicifolia pendula has slim silvery foliage and slender weeping branches. These trees grow well in all south africa s growing regions except for those areas which experience severe frost.
Johannesburg gold melaleuca bracteata johannesburg gold. Silver birch betula pendula. They also grow well in large containers. Japanese maple acer palmatum.
An ill chosen woody perennial could gobble up your small yard and perhaps later force you to live in a tree house so you need to consider certain factors carefully. Heteropyxis natalensis lavender tree with its pale bark beautiful shape and semi deciduous foliage the lavender tree heteropyxis natalensis is one the favourite small garden trees. Graveyard cypress cupressus sempervirens stricta. Here s a list of the top 10 indigenous trees for small gardens on the highveld.
Gardenia volkensii key attributes. Growth rate slow to medium. 3 1 lavender tree heteropyxis natalensis 3 2 cork bush mundulea sericea 3 3 dwarf coral tree erythrina humeana. It will tolerate most soil types as long as it s in a sunny spot.
Little gem magnolia magnolia grandiflora little gem. Here at the relais chateau cellars hohenhort lush plectranthus and mophead hydrangeas flank a narrow mulched path creating a sense of exploration and discovery in an otherwise forgotten and negative part of a garden. Even in a small garden there is space for at least one small tree. Pittosporums are always neat and tidy and respond well to pruning making them perfect for small gardens.
Hardy tolerates temperatures as low as 4 degrees celsius. Safsaf willow salix mucronata. Deciduous but not messy. Create a beautiful small garden using indigenous plants of south africa.