Lots of nurseries ship young trees by mail. I’ve ordered trees this way for years. Especially great for the many varieties of apple trees out there. I like the dwarfs since I have a small yard.
Got about a 12 year old thornless locust in the front yard. They're fast growing shade trees which is why we planted it to ease that beaming summer sun on the house. It's a good 25' tall now with an impressive spread. I didn't cut the fork out when it was a very young tree so there's that big "Y" in it a few feet from the ground. Still love the tree. Only issue is raking up those black banana peel looking seed pods. Already bagged 7 contractor bags full about 2 months ago. Looking like another 7 or more incoming.
We have a mini one in the landscaping. We love it. As far as mini trees go my favotite one we had was a patio peach at the corner of the housr years ago. Big showy spring pink blooms but the jap beetles got it and destroyed it. I need to get another one. Those little peaches were edible too.
Planted these two woody ornamentals in my yard this year:
Witch Hazel:
Staghorn Sumac:
I picked the Witch Hazel because it blooms in the Winter and the Staghorn Sumac is a great ornamental tree/shrub as well and usually carries its fruit through winter if you don’t use it to make lemonade.
