Natchez Crape Myrtle
$36.95
Looking for the perfect focal point for your landscape? How about a tree that provides shade AND loads of blooms for up to FIVE months a year?! The...
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Dynamite Crape Myrtle
$81.95
The Dynamite Crape Myrtle is one tree guaranteed to add vibrant color that will make your landscape “pop”. Whether you are looking for a specimen t...
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Muskogee Crape Myrtle
$84.95
No matter what size yard you have, the Muskogee Crape Myrtle will work for you! Small yard owners, do not let this impressively sized crape myrtle ...
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Tonto Crape Myrtle
$51.95
If there is one tree that could transform your garden the Tonto Crape Myrtle is it! This award-winning Crape Myrtle is loved by gardeners, professi...
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Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
$37.95
You will be the envy of the neighborhood with this lovely, vase-shaped Crape Myrtle. The Tuscarora explodes with loads of pink blooms all summer lo...
View full detailsFrequently Asked Questions
When to prune flowering trees?
Spring Flowering Trees like Flowering Plum, Crabapple, Dogwood, Redbud, Magnolia, and Flowering Cherry trees, such as the Yoshino Cherry Tree and Kwanzan Cherry Tree, should be pruned right after blooming. Summer Flowering Trees like Crape Myrtles should be pruned in late winter or early spring when they are dormant. Pruning to remove dead, broken, or diseased branches can be done at any time.
When to plant flowering trees?
Spring and fall are the best times to plant Ornamental Flowering Trees in most parts of the US. For areas with mild summers or mild winters these can be excellent times to plant as well.
When do flowering trees bloom?
Redbuds, Flowering Pear trees, Deciduous Magnolias, Dogwood Trees and Ornamental Cherry trees are the earliest spring bloomers. Crape Myrtle trees and the Evergreen Magnolia Trees, Southern and Little Gem, bloom from late spring through summer. Hydrangea Trees generally flower in summer and fall while Knock Out Rose trees bloom in spring, summer, and fall.
Check out our Spring Blooming blog post.
What are the best flowering shade trees?
Any large Flowering Tree will double as a shade tree. It is a great way to get the best of both worlds.
- Dogwoods
- Crape Myrtles
- Redbuds
- Flowering Cherry
- Plum
- Pear
- Flowering Crabapples
Check out our Best Flowering Shade Trees blog post.
What are the best dwarf flowering trees?
There are many Small Flowering Trees for containers, urban yards, and tight spaces in any landscape. Crape Myrtles are fast growing flowering trees and many varieties, including the Magic series and the Black Diamond collection, grow to less than 15 feet tall. Magnolia trees like Jane and Royal Star are fragrant flowering trees that have a mature size between 10 and 15 feet. Ornamental trees like Ruby Falls Redbud, Rising Sun Redbud, Double Purple Hibiscus, and Double Red Hibiscus tree stay under 10 feet. For the smallest Dwarf Flowering Trees look to grafted plants like Hydrangea Trees and Rose Trees.
Flowering Trees by Bloom Color
Pink Flowering Trees
- Black Diamond Shell Pink Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Coral Magic Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
- Autumn Fire Encore Azalea (zones 6-10)
- Double Pink Hibiscus Tree (zones 5-9)
- Kwanzan Cherry Tree (zones 6-9)
- Okame Cherry Tree (zones 5-9)
- Pink Dogwood Tree (zones 5-9)
- Pink Velour Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Pink Knock Out Rose Tree (zones 5-10)
- Pink Weeping Cherry Tree (zones 5-9)
- Pink Winky Hydrangea Tree (zones 3-9)
- Plum Magic Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
- Profusion Crabapple Tree (zones 4-8)
- Rising Sun Redbud (zones 5-9)
- Tuscarora Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
Red Flowering Trees
- Black Diamond Best Red Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Black Diamond Crimson Red Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Black Diamond Red Hot Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Double Red Rose of Sharon Tree (zones 5-9)
- Double Knock Out Rose Tree (zones 5-10)
- Dynamite Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
- Julio Iglesias Rose Tree (zones 6-9)
- Olympiad Hybrid Tea Rose (zones 5-10)
- Red Dogwood (zones 5-9)
- Red Rocket Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
- Tonto Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
Purple Flowering Trees
- Angel Face Rose Tree (zones 6-9)
- Black Diamond Mystic Magenta Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Black Diamond Purely Purple Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Blue Chinese Wisteria (zones 5-9)
- Catawba Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
- Delta Blues Chastetree (zones 6-9)
- Double Purple Hibiscus (zones 5-9)
- Eastern Redbud (zones 4-9)
- Forest Pansy Redbud (zones 5-9)
- Intrigue Floribunda Rose Tree (zones 6-9)
- Jane Magnolia (zones 4-8)
- Muskogee Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
- Oklahoma Redbud (zones 6-9)
- Purple Magic Crape Myrtle (zones 7-9)
White Flowering Trees
- Black Diamond Pure White Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Cleveland Pear (zones 5-9)
- Iceberg Rose Tree (zones 5-10)
- Icecap Rose Tree (zones 6-10)
- Little Gem Magnolia (zones 6-9)
- Natchez Crape Myrtle (zones 7-10)
- Royal Star Magnolia Tree (zones 4-9)
- Southern Magnolia (zones 7-9)
- Sweetbay Magnolia (zones 5-10)
- Weeping Yoshino Cherry (zones 5-8)
- White Dogwood Tree (zones 5-9)
- White Kousa Dogwood (zones 5-8)
- Yoshino Cherry Tree (zones 5-8)