Here you will find the top 10 flowering trees suitable for the garden environment.  These flowering trees will bring a smile to your face each year and are beautiful trees year-round.  Selected for their abundance of blooms as well as their quality as a tree, you can’t go wrong with one of these.

Many of the flowering ornamental trees in this collection are non-fruiting (or very low fruiting) versions of fruit trees. Malus are apples, Prunus are plums, apricots, and peaches, Pyrus are pears, and so on.  Some of these will produce fruit which is often not great eating however some crab apple varieties will produce a fruit ideal for making jellies. 

Among the best flowering trees in the world are the crepe myrtle or Lagerstroemia.  Fleming’s has been Australia’s leading charge in crepe myrtles, having introduced the Indian Summer® Collection and the Magic Series® ranges, with a focus on high-quality flowering, pest and disease resistance and performance in the landscape.  Fleming’s crepe myrtles are grown nationally and do well in some of Australia’s toughest conditions.

“Always read the label of a tree to ensure you plant it in the ideal location to achieve the best results. For example, a flowering tree may require a full sun position and will not achieve best results if planted in a position overshadowed by other trees or buildings”. Wes