Rare Flowering Trees

Facts About Rare Flowering Trees

Just because a plant is popular doesn’t make it a match for your property—but there are various ways to spice up your landscape than with the standard garden fare! Show off your creativity with our rare trees for sale. While a unique flowering tree might take a little more effort to locate, their dazzling flowers more than make up for it!

Types of Rare Flowering Trees

Snowdrift Crabapple: A compact tree, Snowdrift Crabapple trees produce abundant, fragrant white blooms from April to May. In the fall, they offer orange-red fruit that can be used for jellies and jams. The fruit stays throughout the winter and attracts birds looking for a feast.

1. Hardiness: USDA zones 4 and 8

2. Size: 15-20 feet tall x 15-20 feet wide

3. Growth rate: Moderate

4. Sunlight: Full sun

5. What makes Snowdrift Crabapples unique:

a) Extremely low maintenance.

b) Four-season appeal.

Jacaranda Tree: Jacaranda’s elegant branches, fern-like foliage, and stunning purple blooms make for a striking specimen plant and one of our varieties of rare flowers for sale. This tropical plant is mainly grown in Hawaii, California, Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

1. Hardiness: USDA zones 9 and 11

2. Size: 25-50 feet tall x 15-30 feet wide

3. Growth rate: Fast

4. Sunlight: Full sun

5. What makes Jacaranda Trees unique:

a) Long-lasting purple blooms.

b) Its combination of beauty and size makes it a perfect shade tree.

Chinese Fringe Tree: If you’re looking for a tough yet mesmerizing rare tree, look no further than the Chinese Fringe Tree. This deciduous tree is easy to grow and produces fragrant, white clusters of blooms reminiscent of fringe (hence the name). Chinese Fringe can be either male or female, resulting in slight differences. A male tree's flowers are showier, while the female plant’s fruit will attract birds and mammals.

1. Hardiness: USDA zones 5 and 9

2. Size: 15-20 feet tall x 20-25 feet wide

3. Growth rate: Slow

4. Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

5. What makes Chinese Fringe Trees unique:

a) Long-lived and resilient.

b) Heavenly, lilac-like aroma.

Pink Trumpet Tree: Also known as Tabebuia heterophylla, this tree is beloved for its stunning blossoms that offer visual interest from early winter through spring. Pink trumpet trees bloom soon after their leaves fall off, leaving the trees covered in eye-catching trumpet-shaped flowers. As the name suggests, pink trumpet trees produce vibrant pink flowers, but there are also yellow varieties.

1. Hardiness: USDA zones 10 and 11

2. Size: 30 feet tall x 15-25 feet wide

3. Growth rate: Moderate

4. Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

5. What makes Pink Trumpet Trees unique:

a) Bright pink flowers that cover the tree.

b) Long-lived.

Desert Cassia Tree: Known for their bright yellow flowers and small size, Desert Cassia trees make ideal centerpieces for rock and butterfly gardens. Desert Cassia predominately blooms from October to May.

1. Hardiness: USDA zones 9 and 11

2. Size: 10-12 feet tall x 10-12 feet wide

3. Growth rate: Fast

4. Sunlight: Full sun

5. What makes Desert Cassia Trees unique:

a) Clusters of dandelion-yellow blooms.

b) Butterfly magnet.

Benefits of Rare Flowering Trees

Show-stopping visual interest: Rare flowering trees are a fun way to show off your garden’s uniqueness and your creativity.

Attracts animals: Pollinators, such as butterflies, bees, and birds, love nectar and pollen--and flowering trees give them both in droves. If you want to attract creatures to your property, look no further than a flowering tree.

Year-round appeal: Most rare flower trees produce visual interest across seasons, whether it’s beautiful rare flowers, rich foliage, colorful fruit, or bark texture.

Choosing the right tree: Choosing the right flowering tree is important, so take your time. You don’t want to be stuck with a tree that doesn’t match your landscaping aesthetic or, worse, a sickly tree that your neighbors will stop to look at for all the wrong reasons. Follow our experts’ guidelines to get started.

Show: Not all flowering trees are equal. Some are prized for only their gorgeous blooms, while others are cherished for their blooms and additional factors such as foliage and winter texture. Make a list of your preferences before you start your search, including flower color, bloom time, bloom length, and fall interest. You should also know what type of foliage works best for your garden.

Zone: Plants have a “comfort zone,” a general region where they will flourish. Identify which USDA zone you live in and the trees that can thrive there. FastGrowingTrees makes finding your USDA easy. Input your zip code on your homepage, and we’ll share which zone you live in. You can also look at the USDA Hardiness Map.

Size and form: Flowering trees come in all shapes and sizes. Ask yourself these questions:
1. Does your space require a small, medium, or large tree?
2. Will your tree match other trees in the area? 
3. Are there barriers to growth, such as sidewalks or overhead utility cables?

It’s easier (and some would say best) to match your growing space to a tree than the other way around!

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