16 small trees suitable for garden planting
Peach
Peach blossoms like sunshine, are drought-tolerant, and cannot tolerate humid environments. They prefer warm climates and are cold-tolerant, and can safely survive the winter in a natural environment of -25 degrees Celsius. Peach blossoms are lush, colorful, and have a variety of flower shapes. Common varieties include red flower and green leaf peach blossoms, red flower and purple leaf peach blossoms, white and red double color golden peach blossoms, and many other variants.

Weeping Begonia
The weeping begonia likes sunshine, is not shade-tolerant, nor cold-tolerant, and prefers a warm and humid environment. It is suitable for growing in sunny and leeward places. The soil requirements are not strict, and it can grow in slightly acidic or slightly alkaline soil, but it grows better in deep, loose, fertile, well-drained and slightly sticky soil.

Crape Myrtle
It grows in semi-shade, prefers to grow in fertile and moist soil, is also drought-tolerant, and grows well in both calcareous or acidic soil.

Red Maple
Red maple is a subtropical tree species, which likes humid, warm climate and cool environment. It likes light but avoids strong sun exposure. It is a neutral shade tree species and is relatively shade-tolerant. In summer, dry hot wind will cause the leaf edges to dry and curl, and high temperature sunburn will also damage the bark. It is relatively cold-resistant. It is suitable for potted plants in the north of the Yellow River and indoors in winter. But it can also grow under full sunlight in spring and autumn.

Pomegranate
It likes plenty of sunlight and a dry environment. It is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, but not waterlogged or shade-tolerant. It is not very demanding on the soil, and fertile, loose and nutritious sandy loam is the best.

Plumeria
Plumeria is a positive tree species, preferring high temperature, humid and sunny environment. But it can also grow in semi-shady environment. Plumeria is drought-resistant, avoids waterlogging, and has good resistance to adversity. However, drought is not conducive to plant development, and in severe cases, it grows poorly; waterlogging can easily cause root rot. Plumeria has poor cold resistance, and the most suitable temperature for growth is 20-26℃. During the winter, it is easy to suffer from cold damage if the temperature is below 8℃ for a long time.

Acer palmatum
The Japanese maple likes sunlight and avoids exposure to the west, which will burn the leaves. It is shade-tolerant and grows well under the shade of tall trees. It is highly resistant to sulfur dioxide and smoke. Its leaves are beautiful and turn bright red in autumn, as bright as flowers and as brilliant as clouds. It is an excellent foliage tree.


Wintersweet
Wintersweet likes sunshine, can tolerate shade, cold , drought , and avoids waterlogging . Wintersweet flowers bloom proudly in frost and snow, with yellow flowers like wax and strong fragrance. It is the main flower for viewing in winter. It is afraid of wind and is relatively cold-resistant. It can safely overwinter at a temperature not lower than -15℃. It can be cultivated in the open field in areas south of Beijing. If the temperature drops to -10℃ during the flowering period, the flowers will be damaged by frost.

Beauty plum
The beauty plum is cold-resistant. It is a positive tree species. It grows strong and blooms luxuriantly in sunny places. It is drought-resistant, likes high air humidity, and cannot tolerate waterlogging.

Camellia
Camellia is a semi-shade plant that grows best under scattered light and is afraid of direct sunlight. Seedlings need to be shaded. However, long-term over-shading is not good for the growth of camellia, resulting in thin leaves and few flowers, which affects the ornamental value. Adult plants need more light to facilitate the formation of flower buds and flowering.

Osmanthus fragrans
Osmanthus fragrans grows best in warm, humid and sunny places. The soil should be fertile, loose, slightly acidic and well-drained. Osmanthus fragrans is relatively drought-resistant and cold-resistant. Its optimum growth temperature is 20-30℃. If there is no severe cold wave in winter, it can generally survive the winter in the open field.

Acer truncatum
It likes the sun, tolerates shade a little, likes a warm, cool and humid climate, and is very cold-resistant, but too dry and cold is not good for its growth, even in hot areas. It is not very demanding on the soil, and can grow in acidic soil, neutral soil and calcareous soil, but grows best in moist, fertile and deep soil. It has deep roots, grows at a medium speed, and has few diseases and insect pests.

Crape Myrtle
It likes warmth and humidity, likes light and tolerates shade, has certain cold resistance, drought resistance and wind resistance. It likes to grow in calcareous soil and fertile sandy loam , although it can also grow in clay soil, but the growth rate is slower. It likes to grow in a well-drained place, but it can survive for about 40 days if it grows in a place with high groundwater level and the base is waterlogged ; it cannot grow if it is waterlogged for a long time.

Prunus armeniaca
It likes light, tolerates shade, is cold-resistant, and can survive the winter at -35℃. It is not very demanding on soil, and neutral to slightly alkaline and fertile soil is preferred. It has a well-developed root system and is drought-resistant. It is not waterlogged and has strong disease resistance.

Early Cherry Blossom
Early cherry blossoms like sunshine and warm and humid climate. They are not very demanding on soil, preferring loose, fertile, well-drained sandy soil. They are not tolerant to saline-alkali soil. They have shallow roots and avoid low-lying areas with stagnant water. They have a certain degree of cold and drought resistance. They are weak in smoke and wind resistance.

Bauhinia
Warm zone tree species, relatively cold-resistant. Light-loving, slightly shade-tolerant. Prefers fertile, well-drained soil, not tolerant of moisture.
It has strong germination ability and is resistant to pruning.
