Though it is still winter, most gardeners are thinking of spring so for a little taste of what’s to come here’s a list of 5 more great spring flowering trees.
Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) is perfect for naturalistic plantings. This small, multi-stemmed, upright tree blooms in early spring with petite, slightly fragrant, white flower clusters. The purplish-blue fruit is delicious in pies and jams and very attractive to birds. This serviceberry is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Allegheny Serviceberry makes an attractive understory tree for lawns, shrub borders, woodland gardens.
Little Leaf Linden (Tilia cordata) is a very good lawn shade tree and the urban garden. It’s pyramidal-rounded shape and dense foliage make it an excellent landscape tree. The leaves are dark green and turn yellow in the fall. The small, fragrant yellowish flowers appear in June. The small, yellowish summer flowers are highly fragrant. Small, round seeds are produced and they persist well into winter. The Little Leaf Linden is fairly tolerant to a wide range of site conditions and requires little maintenance. It tolerates clay soils better than many tree species and is fairly tolerant of pollution.
Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) is a wonderful tree noted for its fragrant, creamy white flowers. It is often grown as an ornamental landscape tree because of its attractive foliage, flowers, and fruit. It occurs naturally in moist and wet soils in wetland areas such as swamps and along streams and ponds. The leaves, pale green with silvery underside and crimson fruiting cones, are both striking. The fruits attract a variety of wildlife. Sweetbay magnolia is a medium, evergreen tree that generally has a pen crown of sparsely spreading branches, and it is deciduous in the northern United States.
Camelot Crabapple (Malus ‘Camzam’) is a dwarf cultivar that has a rounded shape and thick, leathery, dark green leaves with a touch of burgundy. The flowers are fuchsia-pink on white and produce a rich burgundy colored fruit. Best grown full sun and it adapts well to a wide range of soils. Prune as needed after flowering, but before June. This crabapple may be planted as a specimen or in small groups. The crabapples mature in the fall and may persist into winter.
Royalty Crabapple Tree (Malus ‘Royalty’) is an outstanding variety with single, dark red blossoms in spring that produce large, dark red fruit in the fall. The new foliage is a glossy rich purple with a green undercast, turning purple-green in mid-summer and brilliant purple in the fall. This crabapple is quite hardy and blight resistant. It prefers full sun and moist, well drained soil.
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry (Prunus cistena) is a wonderful specimen shrub which produces bright red 3 inch leaves in spring and blushing, white flowers in May. In autumn it produces purple-black cherries and the foliage turns a magnificent reddish purple. This ornamental shrub is prized for its hardiness and vibrant coloring. This deciduous plant makes a wonderful hedge as well. Prefers full sun and well-drained, acidic soils.
Native American Plum (Prunus Americana) is an early spring bloomer. It produces 2 to 5 inch white flowers which appear before the foliage appears. Flowers are followed by edible, round, red plums with bright yellow pulp which ripen in early summer. The foliage turns yellow to red in autumn for great fall color. It is a small, deciduous, single trunk tree or a multi-stemmed shrub which grows naturally in woodlands, pastures, abandoned farms and streams. This deciduous tree typically grows to 15-25′ tall with a broad, spreading crown. Branches and twigs are an attractive dark reddish-brown. Wildlife are attracted to the sweet fruits.
These flowering trees are an essential part of any garden. Most are relatively small so even gardens with limited space can enjoy their colorful spring displays
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