Wanting to plant a couple trees around my patio. Advice on this and what type?

Hello, I am wanting to plant a couple trees around the patio, actually one on one side and the other tree on the other side of the patio. The back of the house faces east so there is a tremendous amount of sunlight until around 2 pm when the sun starts to go over towards the west. I am looking for trees that have a shallow root system and eventually won't damage the concrete patio. I am looking for trees that can be landscaped near the concrete patio.


Any advice is truly appreciated. Thank you.Wanting to plant a couple trees around my patio. Advice on this and what type?
All depends on your climate. If you live in a cold climate Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum especially 'Osakazuki';) would be perfect. If you live somewhere hot Acer buergerianum would be great small trees, as would the larger crepe myrtles.





If you are in a temperate climate Birch (Betula) Grove would be great, or ornamental fruit trees which give flower (no fruit) and leaf colour without root damage. Pick from Crab apples, peaches, almonds, (all prunus), or the lovely ornamental pears (pyrus) my favourite is Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer';.





Also if you pick a tall growing tree remember it doesn't have to be plant next to the patio, it can caste shade etc from some feet away. If you are in a cool climate remember winter sun is very nice so plant a deciduous tree.





Remember shallow rooted trees are not that shallow rooted that they fall down in storms. I've had my garden 20 years and have all the trees mentioned planted, and have had some terrible storms rip through my town and have never had any blow over. All are suitable to grow other plants under.Wanting to plant a couple trees around my patio. Advice on this and what type?
Crepe myrtle, maybe some columnar evergreens. Look at non-spreading bamboo also as a possible alternative.
i am not so sure you really want shallow rooted trees next to your house, where i assume your patio is. the shallower the root the easier to blow over and cause damage! let alone all the mess trees bring all over your patio furniture, the leaves the buds adn thje birds that sit in them! . why dont you look into building a roof over it possibly go 3 season porch. no bugs, no outdoor mess with the outdoor feel.
Don't plant Mountain Ash. Even though they have attractive red berry clusters, the spring flower smells like carrion (death). Sweet Gum drops tons of painful prickly balls, so don't plant that either. Magnolia is perfect, even for north cold states, it has beautiful, fragrant early blossoms and shiny leaves. For a privacy screen plant columnar arbor vitae, but not so close that is blocks all your morning sun in the winter, it is an evergreen. You can plant Weeping Pu-ssy Willow, it remains small, and is showy. Hope this helps.
First I would need to know more about where you live. That will make a difference. Contact a local nursery, or garden center, or contact www.mobot.org and they can help you better. You may, however,want to plant something which will grow in large planters. Good Luck!
You may want to plant dwarf trees, flowering, fruiting, or aromatic trees. Try a dwarf peach tree (nice blooms, tasty fruit),


or dwarf Bay laurel (aromatic, nice bloom, edible), a dwarf Magnolia Saucer (nice bloom, magnificent, but causes a mess in summer), A willow (beautiful, nice shade). All of these like sun, are attractive, and wont damage structure. good luck!