| Flowering trees can add beauty to your | | | | pink flowers that bloom in clumps during the |
| landscape and enhance your garden but when | | | | mid season. |
| choosing trees you have a few things to | | | | |
| consider. | | | | Flowering Dogwood Tree |
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| First of all, you want to be sure to select a | | | | This is one of the most popular trees and has |
| tree whose height will be a good match for | | | | white flowers that bloom in spring. This |
| the spot you are putting it in. If you want | | | | tree, however is a bit picky about where you |
| a rather short tree to compliment a corner | | | | plant it and should be planted in a sheltered |
| garden, then you won't want to choose one | | | | area, either on the side of the house or |
| that grows to 50 feet tall. On the other | | | | where it will be shaded by another tree. |
| hand, if you want a large tree to spruce up | | | | |
| your front yard, a dwarf tree will be … | | | | Flowering Peach Tree |
| well … dwarfed by the rest of the | | | | |
| landscape. | | | | If you live in a Southern climate, then you |
| | | | are probably familier with this tree. This |
| You'll also want to choose trees that thrive | | | | vase shaped tree grows to 25 feet and |
| in your area and be aware of any pests or | | | | produces a lot of fruit. You must, however, |
| special maintenance. Your local garden | | | | plant it in the correct climate and soil. |
| center can help steer you in the right | | | | Avoid soil that is too wet or you will be |
| direction for maintenance and planting | | | | disappointed with the outcome. |
| instructions. Here's some flowering trees | | | | |
| you might want to consider: | | | | Flowering Pear Tree |
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| Flowering Cherry Trees | | | | The flowering pear tree can perk up any |
| | | | landscape and grows to about 45 feet |
| There are several varieties of flowering | | | | producing lush yummy fruit as well as |
| cherry trees that grow from 12 feet to 50 | | | | flowers. There are actually different types |
| feet tall. The Snow Fountain Flowering | | | | of pear trees that will grow to different |
| Cherry is great for smaller gardens and grows | | | | sizes. They produce white buds in spring |
| to only 12 feet in height. This tree has | | | | with either red or purple foliage in fall. |
| branches that droop to the ground with white | | | | |
| flowers that bloom early in the season. A | | | | The Magnolia |
| perfect tree to highlight a corner garden. | | | | |
| The Pendula Weeping Japanese Flowering Cherry | | | | This tree is another long time favorite and |
| gets to about 20 feet in height and about 15 | | | | produces beautiful flowers that bloom in |
| feet in width. It has pale pink flowers that | | | | spring. If you live in the south you will |
| bloom early in the season. The Kwanzan has | | | | want to consider the Southern Magnolia with |
| in inverted cone shape and will get to about | | | | it's fragrant white flowers. This variety can |
| 30 feet tall X 20 feet wide. It has large | | | | reach heights of 80 feet and shows red fruit |
| pink flowers that bloom in mid season. The | | | | in fall. In the north, you'll want to plant |
| Kwanzan has orange foliage in fall. The | | | | the saucer magnolia that has pinkish white |
| Sargentii Flowering Cherry Tree is the | | | | flowers in early spring and grows to 30 feet. |
| tallest reaching 50 feet in height. It has | | | | |