When you're considering adding trees to your outdoor space, you'll need to make sure to choose a compact option that won't damage your home or driveway.

Consider other drought-friendly options like the serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), or globe willow tree (Salix matsudana).

All native serviceberries provide nice fall color, but Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance,’ a hybrid of A. arborea and A. laevis, both eastern U.S. natives, really steals the show with ...

And because it's a native species, it's less likely to become invasive, which is another big win. The next is serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), a much safer alternative to the pink trumpet tree, ...

A dense, erect, suckering shrub producing upright sprays of small, white, star-shaped flowers in late spring, followed by edible blue-black berries. The foliage is an attractive mid-green and may turn ...

An upright, suckering shrub, up to 5m high, with oblong mid-green leaves which become multi-coloured green, yellow, orange and red in autumn. Upright sprays of small, white, star-shaped flowers in ...

Amelanchier utahensis, the Utah serviceberry, is a shrub or small tree native to western North America. This serviceberry grows in varied habitats, from scrubby open slopes to woodlands and forests.