Despite there still being snow on the ground here in the Northeast , we ’re thinking outflow . Yes , there are daffodils and tulip to count forward to , but perhaps even more impressive is the show of fountain - flower tree diagram . It ’s an unbelievable wad to see a woody plant life that was nothing but bare , brown branches a few week earlier explode into a bustle of pastel blooms . Our pick today are impressive , and most are moderately sized , so they are well-to-do to include in the smallest of property . Are you suffering from the wintertime doldrums still ? Then give this sequence a listen and you ’ll soon be woolgather of more colorful days to come .
Expert testimony :
Matt Lobdell is the curator at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle , Illinois .
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Steve ’s Trees
Dove tree ( Davidia involucrata , Zones 6–8 )
Carolina silverbell ( Halesia carolinasyn . Halesia tetraptera , Zones 4–8 )
white-hot fringetree ( Chionanthus virginicus , Zones 4–9 )
‘ Cherokee Chief ’ flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida‘Cherokee Chief ’ , Zones 5–9 )
Dove tree
Dove tree item
Danielle ’s tree
‘ Elizabeth ’ magnolia ( Magnolia‘Elizabeth ’ , Zones 5–8 )
‘ Hally Jolivette ’ flowering cherry tree ( Prunus‘Hally Jolivette ’ , geographical zone 5–8 )
ruby horse chestnut ( Aesculus pavia , Zones 4–8 )
‘ Summer Snow ’ Nipponese tree lilac ( Syringa reticulata‘Summer Snow ’ , Zones 3–7 )
Expert ’s tree diagram :
‘ Louisa ’ crab apple ( Malus‘Louisa ’ , geographical zone 4–8 )
‘ butterfly stroke ’ magnolia ( Magnolia‘Butterflies ’ , Zones 5–9 )
Japanese snowbell ( Styrax japonicus , Zones 5–9 )
Fragrant Styrax obassia ( Styrax obassia , Zones 5–8 )
‘Cherokee Chief’ flowering dogwood
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Carolina silverbell
Dove tree
Dove tree detail
‘Elizabeth’ magnolia
‘Summer Snow’ Japanese tree lilac
Red buckeye
‘Hally Jolivette’ flowering cherry
Fragrant snowbell (Styrax obassia). Photo: courtesy of Matt Lobdell
Japanese snowbell, ‘Pink Chimes’.Photo: courtesy of Matt Lobdell
Japanese snowbell, ‘Field’.Photo: courtesy of Matt Lobdell
‘Louisa’ crabapple.Photo: courtesy of Morton Arboretum
Magnolia ‘Butterflies’.Photo: courtesy of Morton Arboretum
