--- title: Unusual Tree Species for Your Kansas City Yard description: Unusual Tree Species for Your Kansas City Yard image: https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2773280285-jpg/blog-files/5817820908_50e2df33d5-300x193.jpg --- # Unusual Tree Species for Your Kansas City Yard Jul 17, 2013 7:50:05 AM [![tree care Kansas City](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2773280285-jpg/blog-files/5817820908_50e2df33d5-300x193.jpg?width=300&height=193&name=5817820908_50e2df33d5-300x193.jpg)](https://www.cartwrighttree.com/hs-fs/file-2773280285-jpg/blog-files/5817820908_50e2df33d5-300x193.jpg) Source: Flickr When you look around your Kansas City neighborhood, you may notice the [same trees ](http://blog.cartwrighttree.com/tree-healthcare/how-do-declining-oak-populations-affect-the-community/)popping up everywhere you go. Growing something that is different is possible in our zone. If you like to think outside the box, [consider planting](http://blog.cartwrighttree.com/tree-healthcare/avoid-these-mistakes-when-planting-a-tree/) these trees in your yard. - **Pendulous Norway Spruce** - Growing to 6 to 8 feet, this spruce almost looks like something from a Dr Seuss Book. Its unique twists and turns as it grows back towards the ground means that no two trees are alike. - **Cascade Falls Bald Cypress** - A deciduous conifer with a weeping form makes this cypress a beautiful addition. Chartreuse in Spring and Orange in Autumn makes this tree an ever-changing art piece for your garden. - **Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar** - Whether it is trained to snake along a fence or to hook back towards the ground, this cedar with its powdery blue foliage is beautiful looking tree. - **Twisty Baby Black Locust** - The twisty back locust is a great conversation piece. With bright green hanging foliage that becomes yellow in Autumn in can be pruned to control shape and size. 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