dwarf deciduous trees
Dwarf deciduous trees are an excellent choice for New Zealand gardens seeking structure, seasonal interest, and easy maintenance. These compact beauties are prized for their ability to provide all the drama of their larger cousins in a small, manageable package. Whether you're designing a small urban courtyard, enhancing a mixed border, or looking for a feature tree for a container, dwarf deciduous trees bring rich autumn colour, spring blossom, and attractive foliage into your landscape. Their modest size makes them ideal for gardeners with limited space who want the benefits of deciduous trees—such as shade in summer and light in winter—without the overbearing growth habit of standard varieties.
Pittosporum 'Midget' (Dwarf Pittosporum)
Pittosporum 'Midget' is a dwarf variety that features foliage made up of small, fresh green leaves. The foliage is complemented with small, purple flowers in spring. It grows with a rounded habit to about 80 cm tall and the same wide. Pittosporum 'Midget' is ideal for adding to mixed and border plantings, maintaining in a container, using to border an entrance, or for planting around outdoor living areas. It's architectural properties that make this a popular choice with landscape designers.
From $35.81
Ginkgo Little Weeper
Ginkgo 'Little Weeper', commonly known as the Maidenhair Tree, is grown for its colourful foliage and weeping growth habit. This deciduous tree has distinctive, fan-shaped, rich green leaves that are held on branches that are carried with a gentle arch. The leaves turn bright yellow in autumn before falling, forming a golden carpet around the tree. It typically grows to 3 m tall and 2 m wide. Ginkgo 'Little Weeper' is commonly grown as a specimen, included in mixed plantings, maintained in courtyard gardens, planted around outdoor living areas, or used to soften a bland wall.
From $387.55
