Trees
No yard is complete without a few trees, whether they’re towering oaks, flowering dogwoods, or other ornamental species that bring seasonal color to your neighborhood canopy. Find the right trees for your space, and you can plant a world of possibility.
![tree peach seeds on a wooden cutting board](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/BcahGCYeKc9tdz8mDMK0-VAJSPM=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-516467589-37151cff54694ec2af27a70a1b5a9b12.jpg)
How To Plant A Peach Seed So You Can Grow Your Own Tree
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13 Best Fast-Growing Trees To Create Privacy Without A Fence
![privet](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/dz2C9bJu3oOfEHaL1LjKM0vomCY=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Ligustrum_00_hero2-b26317f54d5d4d0e9d63e190743a8c97.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Privet
![Frangipani](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/uXCqcu6GexaDy43OePEuiVWz2dg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Plumeria_05-2ca9e67668a64981ba0cd45870ae75ba.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Frangipani
![Sooty Mold on Crepe Myrtle](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/j38YudbstHCjfp1ErAO03n0wG1g=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/lsuagnentercom_phixr-e083fe775b7f4a0696e86bb02e50bd31-5bcbe4515d0b4e02ab58a9e2998ca7eb.jpg)
How To Solve Common Crepe Myrtle Problems From Diseases To Pests
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15 White Flowering Trees To Brighten Any Landscape
![Bradford Pear](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/mciB_FODeUxxDgu4b8vr05YcbnM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-89604257-1-7fa8085ac01f4c799b5d1b00c59bf1d8.jpg)
12 Trees That Will Ruin Your Yard
![Crepe Myrtle](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/UMjU0lhFwARao8sUiz_9cbLqymk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-123532269-2000-ac3250bdffcb407faabc4b0470c9d3f4.jpg)
How To Prune A Crepe Myrtle Correctly
![Raspberry Crepe Myrtle Tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/qhBLp6f-9GxblHKZNWO-_t3qg08=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1173162674-ad19c49f81a84ab69c56c015531487a5.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Crepe Myrtle
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How To Grow And Care For A Mimosa Tree
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How To Grow And Care For Orchid Tree
![Angel Oak Tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/u5s5n_tGTSYjIVppstk-npFPsC8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1003787612-3a7b451f724841238af4db8f71c31740.jpg)
10 Types Of Oak Trees To Grow In The South
How To Grow And Care For Podocarpus
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16 Different Palm Tree Varieties For Every Type Of Landscape
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12 Best Small Trees For Small Yards
![Dogwood](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/KgV3lgR4foX9iii9xMObHeoEJzE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/dogwood1_phixr_0-fa483e408da54cd682b7f8ba0d2032e5.jpg)
What's Wrong With My Flowering Dogwood?
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9 Plants You Should Never Prune During Spring
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How Fast Do Christmas Trees Grow?
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How To Grow And Care For Pomegranates
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How To Grow And Care For An Empress Tree
![Weeping Willow Tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Ehss5Nsvpa62aTvDoQC-UjzrrcQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-615975908weepingwillowtreejuly7th-86a1f0728f3d4ea48df0b8684a23293b.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Weeping Willows
![Chinese Pistache Tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/mW2qM_u4ofiDfqKzR377I_1B3Rw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-136151368-2000-750c96d28150439983f2d1d0cb7095e8-dd8133aec0c8408d95d3ae1b31258935.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Chinese Pistache Trees
![Jane Magnolia](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Hb9BeBc2NkKH3s8aZB8fcCVVwxs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/jane_magnolia-2000-8975e660175d4a2d83974b62e3605978.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Magnolia Ann Tree
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How To Grow And Care For Chaste Tree
![magnoliabloom_phixr.jpg](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/BpFaoMHtb3luNRm7vOtNEGQp43Y=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/magnoliabloom_phixr-1e684e2a92fd4db0bec6879bd94ce084.jpg)
How to Pick the Right Magnolia Tree
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How To Grow And Care For Flowering Dogwood Trees
![Ficus Tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/dVwlWTS7ffiOPJMk3b597dXs7Bc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-152891715-2000-3a17ae825dc747d3b0f807e475dac8f8.jpg)
4 Reasons Why Your Ficus Suddenly Dropped Its Leaves
![Mayhaw Berry](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/mgvPnF2KstghumaefEvIi6QOXVo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/mayhaw-1-2000-2a1b464c87fa491a8c1f36528b7959c7.jpg)
What's A Mayhaw?
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Dwarf And Semi-Dwarf Crepe Myrtle Trees We Love
![Crepe Myrtle in Bloom](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/IURwE-Zfbn5VAvGrAI5KppWZzVQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1412924348-8f6f5f84695f45238d36dd88ed53d381.jpg)
A Guide To Crepe Myrtle Varieties
![White Crepe Myrtle](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/esG8FA5MbcQZ8ciS1Kt3aci1CBg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1328784583-eef03d531930411e8820496d4d5470f1.jpg)
How To Grow A Crepe Myrtle From Cuttings Or Seed
![Natchez Crape Myrtle](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/MyZxswHoIHw5oMEo5s8xA7MY54g=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1411825661-95b7132b3d944ed3afe758d3859be7ad.jpg)
12 Large And Medium Crepe Myrtle Trees For Big Impact
![Lemon Tree Inside](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/LmFQDswKcfNZHdEQJYjJGR2LMvI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-156860929-2000-58676f464e18478bb380182758f29c6a.jpg)
How To Grow Citrus Trees Indoors
![Pink Magnolia](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/zYnl6vRsp1oA4JQiWlWoR6nzRYE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-79557047-2000-b3fe34247b7f4931a62ce9bb5087dfef.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Magnolia Trees
![Bradford pear](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/JIgv7LRA6w5Ln2626Lj_2gRglBk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/6a00e55131bf2a8833014e5f8baf58970c-500wi-6aa0d72c76464fc48158927df4854317.jpg)
Why You Should Rethink Bradford Pear Trees In Your Yard
![Crepe Myrtle Tree in Front of Window](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/4fLJUrVdtxgDfI8eZV1-w4IR2mY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-502889723-2000-f974eb1d8f1d4dc9971cd34e20b00a4f.jpg)
6 Places You Shouldn’t Plant Messy Crepe Myrtle Trees
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How To Grow And Care For Cherry Blossom Trees
![Paw-Paw](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/7IZw79TKBT2iPoSd0lavCKENyxQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/paw-paw-tree-2531a7d593a74e42bb89245bf99a6627.jpg)
Why Pawpaws Are the Ideal Fruit Trees for Your Garden
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How To Grow And Care For An Oriental Persimmon Tree
![How To Plant a Crepe Myrtle](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/kemAjnigtP9eGYOnfGf4qY9dQhk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ga_379b76fbcd354bf4_spcms-1-fd5f389903304f82a3cfe2d066d27a56-96f9781f23e443cda423532f16ff736e.jpeg)
How To Plant A Crepe Myrtle
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The Manchineel Is A Scary Tropical Tree That Can Kill You
![Bradford Pear](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Btud68q73HzS876ZU-1-N5ZHsec=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-145920703-1-e31c5f46d7c54d68ae853596b44dee67.jpeg)
6 Trees You Should Never, Ever Plant
![fringe tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/rrbFy2BVvVp_wAIXaiXp2sXZGLY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Chionanthus-virginicus-03-658e02c758b2454d8d809b95ce8ff414.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For A Fringe Tree
!['Papa John' Fig Tree](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/NyloseriMiel_3DlFHkp_asM1Co=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/papa-john-fig-x-8bdcebafc6e04f329120581e57c92771.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Fig Trees
![Magnolia](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/hm9wCnRB5W-pBJ80cFd9KrqfmUs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-511520684-1-71d0a72cf50e4e4481cdc90bfc937f0a.jpg)
12 Magnolia Flowers Every Southerner Should Know
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5 White Flowering Trees To Plant Instead Of Bradford Pear
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The Best Small Trees for Small Yards in the South
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13 Flowering Southern Trees To Plant In Your Home Garden
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Crepe Murder Is The South’s Worst Gardening Crime
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7 Best Trees To Plant For Low-Maintenance Landscaping
![Silver Maple](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/gT8JzsNA5Hr9soYToQyJ68Yn9VA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-872611772-1-cb57bfdec09942fab1e8c8b94eac69ac.jpg)
14 Fast-Growing Shade Trees To Plant Now
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Caring For Southern Magnolia: An Expert Answers Common Questions
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Dealing With Your Ginormous Norfolk Island Pine
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How To Grow And Care For A Dwarf Fruit Tree
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How To Grow And Care For Meyer Lemon Trees
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4 Best Ornamental Cherry Tree Types For Southern Yards
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5 Trees To Plant By The Sea
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Maple Trees to Plant for Fall Foliage
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How To Grow And Care For Redbuds
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How To Grow And Care For Bigleaf Magnolia
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How To Grow And Care For Ginkgo Trees
![What Is Quince and How Do I Plant It?](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/LrlUqP_UZl6I1HB0bHlXzlt609I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-155381227-2000-c636ca2b790e44bd837b4d7914731d88.jpg)
How To Grow And Care For Fruiting Quince
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How To Grow And Care For Empress Of China Dogwood