Flowering Trees

Arnold Promise Witch Hazel

Spidery yellow flowers with sweet fragrance on bare branches in late winter. The earliest tree to bloom.

Callery Pear

Masses of white flowers in early spring on a tough, adaptable urban tree.

Eastern Redbud

Magenta flowers erupt directly from bare branches. Spring showstopper tree.

Magnolia

Goblet-shaped blooms on bare branches. One of spring's most dramatic moments.

Peach

Early spring pink blossoms smother the branches before juicy peaches develop.

Serviceberry

White spring clouds, edible berries, and blazing fall color. Four-season native tree that deserves more attention.

Yoshino Cherry

Clouds of pale blossoms cover the tree in early spring, later followed by small bird-edible cherries.

Apple

Fragrant white to pink flowers in spring precede a fall crop of dessert apples.

Bigtooth Maple

Mountain West maple with brilliant orange-red fall color and rugged drought tolerance.

Common Fig

Large lobed leaves and sweet late-summer fruits give a Mediterranean feel to the garden.

Dogwood

Iconic spring bloomer with fall berries and winter bark. Four-season beauty.

Fruiting Cherry

Showy white spring flowers mature into sweet cherries that attract people and wildlife.

Japanese Maple

Small flowers are modest but foliage is the star. Hundreds of cultivars from laceleaf to upright. The connoisseur's tree.

Paperbark Maple

Cinnamon-colored peeling bark and good fall color provide strong four-season interest.

Prairifire Crabapple

Deep pink-red flowers on a disease-resistant crabapple. Persistent small fruit feeds winter birds.

Fringe Tree

Clouds of white fringed petals dripping from branches in late spring. Fragrant and underused native.

Hawthorn

White spring flowers, glossy red fruit, and exfoliating bark. Thorny but beautiful native with winter interest.

Pink Plumeria

Clusters of pink, sweetly scented blooms cover this classic tropical tree in summer.

Plumeria

Intoxicatingly fragrant tropical blooms. The flower of Hawaiian leis.

Southern Magnolia

Huge glossy-leaved tree bearing enormous lemon-scented white flowers. The quintessential symbol of the Deep South's summer.

White Plumeria

Highly fragrant white flowers with yellow centers appear in clusters on succulent branches.

Crape Myrtle

The tree of the South. Months of crinkled blooms and gorgeous peeling bark.

Golden Rain Tree

Showers of small yellow flowers followed by papery lantern-like seed pods. Tolerates tough urban conditions.

Smoke Tree

Airy pink flower plumes create a smoke-like haze around the canopy. 'Royal Purple' has burgundy foliage.

Stewartia

Camellia-like white flowers, exfoliating bark, and crimson fall color. The four-season tree professionals love.