The Facts
Why Buy Flowering Trees?
Flowering trees add variety and color to existing landscapes. They draw attention to the eye with their brightly colored flowers, luscious fruits, changing leaves, or uniquely colored summer foliage. They can also be functional by providing shade and by softening strong lines of homes.
How do they Respond to the Environment?
Sunlight
Flowering trees are greatly influenced by duration or intensity of sunlight. Most trees are adapted to full sunlight and perform better away from large buildings or trees that cast dense shade during all or most of the day.
Soil
Few
trees tolerate wet or heavy soils, or vary sandy
or gravely soils that tend to remain too dry.
However, most trees respond favorably to deep
topsoil with good internal drainage.
What type of flowering tree should I buy ?
When deciding among the species of varieties of flowering trees available some of the important factors you should consider are:
Size, form and overall appearance of the tree
Season of bloom; intensity, duration, and color of the flowers
Hardiness Zone