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.
|
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