Hardy to zone 5 kousa dogwood cornus kousa stays small for a tree with some varieties maxing out at just about 30 feet making it an excellent foundation planting for a rooftop garden.
Trees for roof decks.
Fern pine podocarpus gracilior here s a plant so malleable so gumby like that you can shape it into all sorts of things.
They are highly visible from the roof and even the ground and they are almost always used on green roofs that will be accessible amenities such as plaza decks roof gardens and healing gardens providing a dynamic and unique space on a rooftop.
Luckily there is plenty of choice.
In spring the tree has small but beautiful white to pink flowers which transition to deep green summertime foliage.
As a patio tree trained with a single trunk and a roundish top it s delicate weepy graceful deep green and very easy to grow.
Grey leaved trees do well on a roof.
For color all year choose small slow growing evergreen trees for rooftop gardens.
Because they are constantly pruned into shape they stay relatively small.
And when trees are included on a green roof they are typically a central piece of the design.
Deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter but in summer they provide much needed shade to cool the.
Multi trunk trees are not only trendy but also very suitable for roof gardens.
What trees do well on an urban roof deck.
A shrub a hedge an espalier a small tree.