With summer temperatures suddenly upon us this week, I caught myself longing for that cool spring that was gone before we knew it. I flipped through some spring photos for a reflection back on the flowering trees that just "brought it" this spring.
With flowers that transition the season from winter to spring, these species make a fantastic specimen planting in your home landscape with flowers appearing before their leaves. They are classified as a smaller tree, not reaching over 25'. The Redbud and Dogwood are native varieties that promote bird and butterfly habitat.
Start planning now to work one of these guys into your landscape, so when next spring arrives you have breathtaking glimpses of:
The Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis
The Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida
The Yoshino Flowering Cherry, Prunus x yedoensis
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