#OrnamentalPlant#FloweringTrees#Gardenflowers Looking for a spectacular flowering tree to use as an accent or focal point in your yard? Watch as Nature Hills counts down a few of our very favorite ornamental trees that produce amazing blooms.
You'll love the lineup but trust us - It was such a hard decision to narrow down all of our lovely trees to just 5.
We probably could have come up with our favorite Top 50 Flowering Trees, but that would be a long movie, wouldn't it? Be sure to leave a comment if you have a favorite blooming tree.
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5. Tulip Poplar Commonly known as the Tulip Tree or Yellow Poplar, this member of the Magnolia family has beautiful yellow-orange flowers in the late spring. The Tulip tree grows fast to 70 feet with a narrow, pyramidal canopy. Adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, plant the Tulip Tree in good draining soil in Zones 4 – 9. Expect a bright yellow fall color display. Tulip Tree grows with little care and is pest and disease free.
4. Jane Magnolia The Jane Magnolia flowers 2 – 4 weeks later than other deciduous Magnolias, so beats late freezes in areas prone to frost. It can be grown in Zones 4 - 8. With a great, shrubby habit, the Jane grows 10 to 15 feet tall in the landscape. Long lasting look spectacular in late spring. It is hardy and well adapted to both full sun to part shade. Look forward to the yellow to copper tone fall color.
3. Ivory Silk Lilac Tree The Ivory Silk Lilac Tree blooms late to avoid damage from late freezes. Spectacular creamy white dense clusters of blooms with the all familiar Lilac fragrance add to the tree’s tremendous appeal. Typically suited to climates with cooler summer temperatures, this plant does well in Zones 3 – 7. With a height of 15 to 25 feet and a rounded canopy, plant the Ivory Silk Lilac Tree in full sun as a specimen, near a patio or as a street tree. This low maintenance tree has great pest and disease resistance.
2. Forest Pansy Redbud Forest Pansy Redbud puts on a delightful spring to fall display in the landscape. Beginning with the splendid purple pink flowers in the spring that form on the irregular shaped limbs of this 20 to 30 foot tall open canopied, vase shaped tree. The beautiful blossoms are followed by a flush of purple red heart-shaped leaves that shimmer in the spring sun, gradually fading to a purple green through the summer. The Forest Pansy is the perfect lawn tree, patio tree or planted in small groups to create a woodland effect. Widely adopted to many climates, the Forest Pansy benefits from good mulching and afternoon sun protection in drier areas of Zones 5 – 9.
1. Autumn Blooming Cherry Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' or the Autumn Blooming Cherry is by far one of the most beautiful trees for the landscape. Both flower and form are this widely adapted flowering trees most outstanding features. A mass of semi-double pink blooms in the spring with a bonus early fall blossom display that begets the name. With a top height of 30 feet, this wide spreading tree with perfect rounded form is the ideal specimen tree in Zones 4 -8. To round out the year, the fall colors of coppery yellow make for a delightful season finale. Include a spot in your landscape for this outstanding flowering tree.
Let's look at the top five flowering trees for the landscape.
Number five, the loriadendron tulipifera. Commonly known as the tulip tree or yellow
poplar or tulip poplar, the variety is neither a tulip nor a poplar, rather it's a member of
the magnolia family and its beautiful yellow-orange magnolia-like blooms make the point in the late
spring. Because the flowers appear after the very attractive heart-to-wedge shaped leaves,
the flowers are shielded inside the canopy. The tulip tree grows fast to 70 feet with a
narrow pyramidal canopy and it's adapted to a wide range of soils and climates.
Plant the tulip tree in good draining soils in zones four through nine and expect a bright
yellow brilliant fall color display. If you're in the need of a wonderful shade tree and you
have the room, the tulip tree grows with little care and pest and disease free. A wonderful
flowering shade tree, the tulip tree is a great choice.
Number four, the jane magnolia. The jane magnolia is a wonderful deciduous magnolia
introduced by the national arboretum in the mid-1950s. Flowering two to four weeks later
than other deciduous magnolias, the jane magnolia is able to beat the late freeze in areas prone to
it. With a great shrubby habit, the jane can be trained to a beautiful multi-trunk tree
that grows to 10 to 15 feet tall in the landscape. The multi-trunk structure give the tree a year
round appeal. Long lasting reddish purple blooms with a white interior and mild fragrance look
spectacular in the late spring. The jane magnolia is hardy and is well adapted to both full sun and
part shade locations. Provide a rich well-drained soil and mulch out to three feet outside the
canopy to keep roots cool in the summertime. Look forward to the yellow to copper tone fall
color and enjoy the jane magnolia's artistic structure in the wintertime.
A fine specimen flowering tree, the jane magnolia. Number three, the ivory silk lilac tree is a
selection of the Chinese lilac tree. Prized for its later blooming, the ivory silk lilac tree is
able to avoid the damage from late freezes. The spectacular late spring display of creamy white
dense clusters of blooms with the all familiar lilac fragrance leave no wonder this tree's
tremendous appeal. The ivory silk lilac prefers a full sun location but will tolerate brief
periods of shade. Typically suited for climates with cooler summer temperatures, this plant does
well in zones three through seven. With a height of 15 to 25 feet and a rounded canopy, plant the
ivory silk lilac as a specimen near a patio or as a street tree. Enjoy the attractive reddish brown
bark as it contrasts against the landscape after leaf drop. This low maintenance tree has great
pest and disease resistance. It's hard not to love the ivory silk lilac. Number two, the forest
pansy redbud may be the most beautiful flowering tree one could plant. A selection of the cirrhosis
canadensis or eastern redbud, the forest pansy puts on a dazzling spring to fall display in the
landscape. Beginning with the splendid purple pink flowers in the spring that form on the irregular
shaped limbs of this 20 to 30 foot tall open vase shaped canopy, followed by a flush of purple red
heart-shaped leaves that shimmer in the spring sun, gradually fading to a purple green throughout the
remainder of the summer. This forest pansy is a fast growing tree that wants good drainage and
regular water and for this reason it is the perfect lawn tree, patio tree or plant in a small group to
create a woodland effect. Widely adapted to many climates, the forest pansy benefits from good
mulching and afternoon sun protection in the drier areas of zones five through nine. For one of the
spectacular flowering trees in the landscape, consider the forest pansy redbud. Number one,
prunus subertella autumnalis or the autumn blooming cherry is by far one of the most beautiful trees
for the landscape. Both flower and form of this widely adapted flowering tree's most outstanding
features. A mass of semi-double pink blooms in the spring with a bonus early fall blossom display that
begets the name. With a top height of 30 feet, this wide spreading tree with a perfectly rounded form
is the ideal specimen tree in zones four through eight. Provide well-drained soil at a full to part
sun location in the landscape, though the autumn blooming cherry is the most heat and cold tolerant
of most of the flowering cherry varieties. To round off the year, the fall colors of coppery
yellow make this a delightful season finale. The autumn blooming cherry has good disease and pest
resistance and very low maintenance once established. Include a spot in your landscape for this
outstanding flowering tree.
