# Trees

> Every article on trees native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

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Last updated: 2026-09-28

Native trees for the garden, from oak and lime to rowan and holly. For each: how large it grows, where it wants to stand and what lives in it.

## [Large deciduous trees](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/bomen/grote-loofbomen)

Trees that outgrow the house. For a large garden, or as the one tree the rest is planned around.

- [Common beech: where to plant it, hedges, pruning and nuts](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-beech) - Common beech (Fagus sylvatica): a native tree of 24 to 30 metres with a smooth grey trunk. Where it fits, how to plant it and when to trim a beech hedge. (2026-09-28)
- [Common hornbeam: planting, hedges and pruning](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-hornbeam) - Common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus): a native tree, 15 to 25 metres, often grown as a hedge. How to identify, plant and trim it, and which bird eats the seeds. (2026-09-28)
- [Silver birch: where it grows, planting and what it feeds](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/silver-birch) - Silver birch (Betula pendula): a native tree of 15 to 20 metres with a white trunk and hanging twigs. Where it fits, what it costs, what to do when it fails. (2026-09-24)

## [Small trees](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/bomen/kleine-bomen)

Trees that fit an ordinary back garden and still give blossom, berries and shade.

- [Medlar tree: where to plant it, pruning and fruit](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/medlar-tree) - Medlar tree (Mespilus germanica): a small tree of 4 to 6 metres with large white flowers and brown fruit. Where it fits, how to plant it and when to prune it. (2026-09-28)
- [Common holly: where it grows, pruning and berries](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-holly) - Common holly (Ilex aquifolium): a native evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 m, with spiny leaves and red berries. Where it grows well and what it costs. (2026-09-27)

## [Conifers](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/bomen/naaldbomen)

Yew, juniper and Scots pine: green all year, each with its own story about how native it is.

- [Common juniper: where it grows, price and pruning](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-juniper) - Common juniper (Juniperus communis): a native conifer 4 to 8 m tall that stays green and pricks. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant and what goes wrong. (2026-09-28)
- [Common yew: where it grows, pruning and poison](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-yew) - Common yew (Taxus baccata): a native evergreen conifer up to 18 m tall that copes even with deep shade. Where it fits, how to prune it and what is poisonous. (2026-09-28)

## See also

- [Plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants)