About Garden Trees and Shrubs

When your choosing trees and shrubs for your garden, you want to take into consideration your climate and the type of soil you have. You will also want to keep in mind the amount of sunlight you get in a certain location and your personal preference.

Differences and Similarities

Shrubs are less than 26 feet in height, which is usually shorter than a normal-sized tree. Instead of one solid trunk like a tree has, a shrub separates into many different stems. Some trees such as many types of junipers grow into either a tree or a shrub. Both varieties of plant possess a wooden stem, which distinguishes them from other kinds of plants. Shrubs and trees classify into the two categories, deciduous or evergreen.

Types of Trees

Juniper trees are evergreen trees found in a vast amount of locations, including North America, Africa and the Arctic. The evergreen, magnolia grandiflora or southern magnolia has dark green leaves with large white flowers on the ends. These trees grow in the southeastern portion of the United States of America. Nearly 400 species of the willow are known today. This deciduous plant grows best in the northern hemisphere's cool and damp soil. For a more colorful approach to choosing a garden tree, ornamental trees, such as the flowering dogwood, bloom in pink or yellow.

Types of Shrubs

Not only is juniper a kind of tree, but it also if a type of shrub. Juniper shrubs are deciduous just like the trees. There are only about 50 types of juniper shrubs. You can find juniper shrubs primarily in Asia; however, these plants are located in North America and South America. A hydrangea is a species of deciduous plant that categorizes as a shrub. Hydrangeas possess lobed-leaves with clustered blooms of white, pink or blue flowers. Another species of deciduous shrub is the dogwood, which classifies about 40 species of shrub. All dogwoods have green leaves, but some produce berries.