• A small tree can liven up the look of your patiodecorative small tree image by .shock from Fotolia.com
  
  Your patio can be the perfect place to enjoy a sunny afternoon or to unwind after a long day at work, so you want it to be a pleasant area. Any patio can be enhanced by the addition of some natural scenery, and small patio-sized trees are the perfect example. A few small trees should be given consideration when furnishing your patio with plant life.
  
  

Japanese Maple Tree

• This tree will offer some color and vibrancy to your patio. The leaves can range from a deep green to a striking red and become a focus of interest for any patio. For a neat look it is advisable to prune the branches because the trees will grow profusely.
  
  When purchasing a Japanese maple tree, it is important to keep it in the same plant pot that it came in, as it requires that specific kind of soil in which it was planted. Also, this particular tree suffers during the colder months so it is worth checking online whether the area in which you live will support it.
  
  

Sweet Bay

• The leaves of this particular tree can be used as herbs, but that virtue is secondary to is aesthetic value. When neatly pruned, the sweet bay tree offers a beautiful small bush of luscious green leaves standing at around 4 feet, which makes it worth consideration when purchasing patio trees.
  
  

Mount Fuji Cherry Tree

• The Mount Fuji cherry tree offers a pleasant accompaniment to a patio with its bright, fresh pastel-pink colors and its fragrant aroma. You can expect the tree to really start blossoming around spring, and by summer your patio will have a diminutive, but beautiful, cherry tree on your patio.
  
  

Golden Tears

• Branches of golden flowers seem to drape off this tree, giving it the name "golden tears/" Due to the slightly random nature of the draping branches it can be difficult to prune this tree neatly, but the leaves are bright and beautiful, and the tree is very fragrant in full bloom so it will be a pleasant all-round addition to the patio area.
  
  

Blue Rabbit Weeping Tree

• The blue rabbit weeping tree would be a very small addition to a patio, but it is full of character. Its branches droop away from the tree, creating arcs of small blue leaves emanating from the trunk. The tree stands at less than two meters, so this tree could be considered especially if you have a relatively small patio area.