A Quick Reference Guide to Fine-Flowering and Fruit Trees

There are so many different types of tress that have wonderfully colorful blossoms and fruit that it may seem impossible to choose the right one for your garden. Here is a quick reference guide to some of the most popular varieties.

Type	Flower and Fruit	Other Facts	Height
ASH European Mountain	White flower; clustered orange berries summer and fall.	Erect; deep green foliage; grows in most soils.	25 ft.
CATALPA Western	Showy white flower.	Hardy; rapid growing; stands heat, drought.	65 ft.
CRABAPPLE - Altney Flowering Crab	Crimson bloom with white; maroon fruit lasts all winter.	Erect tree; sturdy; blooms earliest of the crabs.	12 ft.
Bechtel’s Flowering Crab	Large, fragrant, light-pink flower; purple fruit.	Pyramidal shape; ideal for small lawns.	15 ft.
Hopa Flowering Crab	Fragrant, deep-rose bloom; tiny red apples.	Erect; purple foliage.	15 ft.
Japanese Flowering Crab	Rose-pink blossom; orange fruit in fall.	Very attractive in bloom.	20 ft.
Purple-Leaf Flowering Crab	Wine-red flower; deep red fruit lasts all winter; good jelly.	Bronze foliage turns bright red in fall.	12 ft.
Red Flowering Crab	Single carmine buds; white blossom turns pink; small, blood-red fruit.	Round top; withstands severe winters, droughts.	18 ft.
White Flowering Crab	White lasting flowers; red-skin fruit; good jelly.	Erect; successful in North; hardy, disease-free.	20 ft.
CHERRY Black	White flower; large, purplish, juicy cherry.	Massive tree; attains great age.	100 ft.
Nanking	White blossom; light red fruit.	Bushy.	10 ft.
Oriental	Bright rose-pink flower.	Erect.	25 ft.
DOGWOOD Chinese	White flower.	Heavy foliage.	25 ft.
Red	Red flower.	Heavy foliage; year-round beauty.	20 ft.
White	Open white flower; clusters of red berries.	Red leaves in fall; pyramidal spreading shape.	20 ft.
GOLDEN CHAIN	Long clusters yellow berries, 18 in. long; 6 or 8 on single twigs.	Erect; bright clover-like leaves.	30 ft.
HAWTHORN	Dense clusters of creamy white flowers; scarlet berry clusters until winter.	Glossy broad leaves are red-orange in fall.	20 ft.
HORSECHESTNUT - Red	Pink to red flowers.	Beautiful tree.	60 ft.
JUDAS TREE - Redbud	Dense rosy-lavender flowers.	Heart-shaped, dark green foliage; in North, plant in sheltered place.	25 ft.
LINDEN	Waxy, creamy white flowers.	Rapid grower.
LOCUST - Thorn less, Honey or White	White pea blossoms.	Erect; picturesque.	30 ft.
MAGNOLIA - M. Soulangeana	Early spring flowers; 6 in. blooms, white inside & rosy-violet outside.	Upright, round; deep green waxy foliage; very hardy.	14 ft.
Star	White flower; small fruit.	Early blooming; spreading.	14 ft.
PEACH - Red-Leaf	Deep rose flower; small red peaches.	Bright red foliage in spring; deep maroon in fall.	20 ft.
PLUM - Beach	White flower; purple fruit, good jelly.	Withstands strong winds; grows at beach in sandy soil.	8 ft.
PURPLE FRINGE - Smoke Tree	Hair like flowers cover whole surface; looks like cloud of smoke.	Spreading; needs space, sunshine; shiny green foliage/	12 ft.
SILVERBELL	Dainty, open white flower; 4 - winged dry fruit.		30 ft.