Georgia Gardener Newsletter Design Tip

Georgia Gardener Newsletter Design Tip: March 19, 2009

Flowering Trees for the Landscape

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Redbuds in bloom in mid March

Dear Friends,

I sustained some broken fingers two days ago making it hard to do a lengthy article. Fortunately, it was on my left hand and I'm right-handed. Therefore, I'm going to simply give you a list of flowering trees by their season. I will make an effort to expand this article in the fall.

Spring Flowering Trees (Late March to June):

Cherries: Yoshino and Kwanzan
Crabapples
Hawthorns
Buckeyes
Silverbells
Serviceberries
Dogwoods

Summer Flowering Trees (June to September):

Sourwoods
Crape Myrtles
Stewartias
Magnolias: Southern, Sweetbay, Bigleaf & other natives
Gordonias
Fever Trees
Franklinias

Fall Flowering Trees (September to December):

Crape Myrtles
Magnolias: Southern, Sweetbay, Bigleaf & other natives
Gordonias
Fever Trees
Franklinias
Autumnalis Cherries

Winter Flowering Trees (December to late March):

Cherries: Autumnalis & Okame
Apricots
Magnolias: Saucer & Star
Maples
Redbuds

Junk Flowering Trees - Not Worthy of Garden Space

Calleryana Pears: Bradford, Aristocrat, Cleveland Select & others
Royal Paulownia or Princess Tree
Tree of Heaven
Chinaberry
Mimosa