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.
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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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