Henry Rafferty, of Johnston Evergreen Nursery, talked about his favorite weeping trees. “Weeping pea is small, short and cold hardy and has yellow flowers. Weeping crabapples are very cold hardy.

The small weeping cherry trees you see in landscapes are probably still young; once they grow too large for the space most people remove them and start over.

Dwarf fruit trees yield full-size fruit and are easier -- and less risky -- to harvest, prune and spray than larger trees. In addition, dwarf fruit trees come in many sizes, enabling gardeners to ...

For a small street tree, consider the Ivory Silk Japanese lilac. Unlike its shrubbier cousins, this lilac grows as a more rounded tree, eventually reaching 25 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide.

Weeping Yaupon is a medium-sized tree, which can grow to 30 feet tall, but is more commonly found in the Florida landscape from 15 to 20 feet tall by 6 to 12 feet wide.

Discover the best small trees for front yards, which make an impact in multiple seasons without overshadowing the rest of the yard.