Accent Your Landscape with Ornamental Trees

Ornamental trees are smaller in stature with striking leaves or flowers that beg for attention. Ornamental trees are the perfect complement to your lawn, whether you want a tree with colorful leaves to accent your landscape's bed and gardens or a tree that becomes the focal point of your yard while in bloom. Here are a few of our favorite ornamental trees:

Weeping Cherry

This beauty is the center of attention while in full bloom. The pink spring blooms harmonize with a water element nicely.

White Birch

This lovely ornamental tree has white peeling bark with foliage that is less dense than others.

Purple Leaf Plum

When your landscape needs a bit of color, a purple leaf plum will do the trick. This ornamental tree stays purple year-round with a full display of pink blooms in the spring.

Dogwood

There are many varieties of this blooming tree but all of them produce berries that are attractive to birds, an added feature of this much-loved ornamental tree.

Enkianthus

This unique ornamental tree produces a lovely fall color. It's shape and bell-like flowers provide balance to patio areas.

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