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Flowering Trees

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Many trees flower during the year, we have listed our favourites in the list below. A full tree list can be found using the advanced search or by typing 'tree' into the keyword search at the top of the screen.

All varieties of Magnolia, Manglietia and Michelia are flowering trees, we have included a couple of each but full lists of these can be found under M - click here.

ACACIA dealbata >

Mimosa, Silver wattle

Florists mimosa. Yellow scented flowers

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ALBIZIA julibrissin 'Rosea' >

Persian acacia, Pink siris

Ferny foliage, pink flowers

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CATALPA bignonioides >

Indian bean tree, Southern catalpa

White flowers with yellow and purple markings

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CERCIS siliquastrum >

Judas tree, Love tree

cerise-purple flowers

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CHIONANTHUS virginicus >

American fringe tree, Old man's beard, Poison ash, Snowflower

Large white slightly fragrant flowers, best grown in full sun

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CLADRASTIS lutea >

Yellow wood

(syn. Kentukea) - handsome but rare medium sized tree producing panicles of fragrant white wisteria-like flowers in June. Leaves turn clear yellow in autumn

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CORNUS florida 'Cherokee Chief' >

American boxwood, Flowering dogwood

Foliage scarlet-red in spring and autumn, bronzy green in summer. Bracts deep ruby pink.

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CORNUS florida 'Cherokee Sunset' >

American boxwood, Flowering dogwood

Leaves have an irregular yellow border which turns deep brownish red to red in autumn. Rosy-red flowers in May and June

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CORNUS kousa var chinensis >

Chinese dogwood

White flushed pink

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DAVIDIA involucrata >

Dove tree, Ghost tree, Handkerchief tree

large white bracts drape the tree in MAY. The green seeds are held on long stalks after the leaves fall and can take over 2 years to germinate

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EMBOTHRIUM coccineum >

Chilean fire bush

Magnificent orange-scarlet flowers in May and early June. This species is only suitable for the West and South-West of the UK

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EMMENOPTERYS henryi >

Rare tree with bronze coloured young growth and large ovate leaves. It has very seldom flowered in the UK so the sight of its large flattish white pyramidical flowers remains a great challenge

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HALESIA monticola >

Mountain silverbell, Snowdrop tree

Larger leaves and flowers than H. carolina

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HOHERIA sexstylosa pendula >

New Zealand lacebark, Ribbonwood

White flowers, upright growth with pendulous branches

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JACARANDA mimosifolia >

Long, white-throated, glowing purple-blue flowers in pyramidical panicles followed by disc-shaped seed pods

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KNIGHTIA excelsa >

New Zealand honeysuckle, Rewa rewa

A New Zealand native tree with a long glossy green leathery leaves. Deep red callistemon-like flowers

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KOELREUTERIA paniculata >

China tree, Golden-rain tree, Pride of India

Striking spring and autumn foliage and panicles of yellow flowers

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LABURNUM x watereri 'Vossii' >

Golden chain, Voss's laburnum

Very long bright yellow trailing flowers on this ever popular tree. Although the seeds are highly poisonous the sight of the tree weighed down with flowers in early summer is a show stopper.

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LIRIODENDRON tulipifera >

Tulip tree, Whitewood, Yellow poplar

Almost square lobed leaves which colour yellow in autumn. Green, yellow and orange 'tulip' flowers appear

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MAGNOLIA 'Albatross' >

Bred by Peter Borlase of Lanhydrock this excellent and vigorous hybrid has large white flowers which are very distinctive especially in bud

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MAGNOLIA 'David Clulow' >

Gresham hybrid with large white cup-shaped flowers which have a slight pink flush at the base

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MAGNOLIA 'Iolanthe' >

Jury hybrid with large cup-shaped rose-pink flowers which are white inside

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MAGNOLIA 'Shirazz' >

A new introduction with spectacular large rich burgundy-red tulip shaped blooms which open out flat

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MANGLIETIA fordiana >

(yunnanensis) - narrow leathery leaves with flowers which are greenish on the outside and white inside

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MICHELIA doltsopa 'Silver Cloud' >

Vigorous habit with heavily felted brown undersides to the leaves and plentiful creamy-white scented flowers

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MICHELIA maudiae 'Touch of Pink' >

This first flowered at Caerhays in 2006 and was quite stunning as well as being strongly scented. The pink fades to a dark bluish-purple at the base of the flowers

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