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We live in near Southlands, Aurora Co. 80015. This Spring we need to replace one tree in the front of the house. That lawn is irrigated 3 times/week u...
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Please recommend options re: Attractive Front yard tree #892395
Asked February 06, 2025, 9:18 PM EST
We live in near Southlands, Aurora Co. 80015. This Spring we need to replace one tree in the front of the house. That lawn is irrigated 3 times/week usually May through September, so it gets plenty of moisture. We would like either a small Spring pink blooming tree or a small evergreen Christmas-type tree.
Please advise and thank you.
Arapahoe County Colorado
Expert Response
Hi Raymond,
Thank you for your question. There are quite a few nice and attractive small trees you could choose from. If you like colorful blooms my top choice would probably be a redbud, Cercis canadensis. They have lovely pink flowers in spring and nice foliage through the summer. Your other primary choice for pink blooms would be a crabapple and there are numerous varieties with pink blooms. You could try to find a magnolia, just be sure that it is tolerant of soils that are more alkaline.
For conifers you could select something like an Alberta spruce. I often recommend mugo pines, but they have a more globe-like structure rather than traditional Christmas tree shape. If you aren't going to walk near the tree you can also find a dwarf spruce tree keeping in mind that they will grow eventually, they just grow more slowly than their full-size counterparts.
I hope that gives you a few places to jumpstart your search and feel free to let me know if you have additional questions!
Thank you for your question. There are quite a few nice and attractive small trees you could choose from. If you like colorful blooms my top choice would probably be a redbud, Cercis canadensis. They have lovely pink flowers in spring and nice foliage through the summer. Your other primary choice for pink blooms would be a crabapple and there are numerous varieties with pink blooms. You could try to find a magnolia, just be sure that it is tolerant of soils that are more alkaline.
For conifers you could select something like an Alberta spruce. I often recommend mugo pines, but they have a more globe-like structure rather than traditional Christmas tree shape. If you aren't going to walk near the tree you can also find a dwarf spruce tree keeping in mind that they will grow eventually, they just grow more slowly than their full-size counterparts.
I hope that gives you a few places to jumpstart your search and feel free to let me know if you have additional questions!
