Flowering Trees
The first sign of spring in the South are not crotons poking up through the snow, but the blooms of trees such as redbuds, native flowering plums, flowering cherries or Japanese Magnolias. Some years, it seems like the leaves have finally just fallen from the trees when the first new blossoms begin to bud out after a few warm days in January. These spring flowers signal the renewal of the seasons. The beautiful white, pink, and purple splashes of color against the brown and gray background of the winter is a sign of hope as the cycle begins all over again.
Many flowering trees also have beautiful foliage in the fall, as well as unique bark coloration during the dormant season. Many flowering trees also produce seed or fruits that are valuable food for wildlife and birds.
Every yard should have flowering trees as part of the landscape!
Calendar of flowering:
January - Redbud, Chickasaw Plum, Flowering Cherry, Saucer, Star and Japanese Magnolia, Red Maple
February - Redbud, Chickasaw Plum, Flowering Cherry, Saucer, Star and Japanese Magnolia, Red Maple, Flowering Peaches and Nectarines
March - Dogwood, Redbud, Walters Viburnum, Apple, Flowering Pear, St Lukes Plum, Flowering Peaches and Nectarines, Southern Crabapple, Native Fringetree
April - Fringetree, Oriental Fringetree, Tulip Poplar
May - Southern Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia
June - Southern Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia, Loblolly Bay, Chaste Tree, Crape Myrtle
July - Southern Magnolia, Loblolly Bay, Chaste Tree, Crape Myrtle
August - Little Gem Magnolia, Loblolly Bay, Chaste Tree, Crape Myrtle
September - Little Gem Magnolia, Chaste Tree
October - Little Gem Magnolia, Cassia
November - Cassia
December - Cassia
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