All trees have pros and cons, but I don't think you'll go wrong with any of the 10 on that list or with tree lilac or crape myrtles. I've got more details on more good trees (including pictures ...

Tree lilac flowers are in open clusters and mature into wispy groupings of very small, hard, seed-like fruits that remain intact all winter and add considerable interest in winter. Showy leaves ...

Q: I planted a lilac tree in my backyard about 10 years ago. The yard is small and relatively shady, although the tree does receive some sun each day. One big Norway maple and a number of smaller ...

Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata) Upright, this tree form of lilac blooms in early June with white flowers. Although it isn’t particularly fragrant, it’s a sturdy tree suited for street ...

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.

With its fast growth, it can reach heights and widths of up to 20 feet, so most types of chaste trees aren't ideal for small yards, However, there are cultivars closer to 3 to 6 feet that bring ...

Bound Brook trees -- Japanese Tree Lilac. Published: Apr. 12, 2016, 5:56 p.m. The Japanese Tree Lilac are planted around Bound Brook. (courtesy photo) By ...

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Cassia bicapsularis ‘Buttercream’ (aka ‘Worley’s Buttercream’) is a large shrub or small tree, depending on how it is pruned. It naturally grows 10 or 15 feet tall by 15 to 20 feet wide.

Her tree grew from cuttings that Geri took from a lilac in the yard of her childhood home on Hobart Street in Rochester after her mother died in 1997. As a child, Geri did not give the tree much ...