Flowering trees
in the South offer beauty and heady scents.
Due to its typically warm, humid climate, the southern portion of the United States enjoys a plethora of flowering trees. Some are found in natural wooded areas; others are used in landscaping, ranging from golf courses to backyards.
Flowering Dogwood
The flowering dogwood is well known in the South for its tiny flowers shaped somewhat like an onion bud. The flowers appear in a variety of colors, from creamy white to pink and deep red. The dogwood tree prefers moist, well-drained soil, as do many of the flowering trees in the South. Pink dogwood (Cornus florida Rubra) produces a wealth of pink flowers.
Pawpaw
The pawpaw tree (Asimina tribola) is deciduous, with leaves that grow up to 1 foot long. The flowers of the pawpaw are three-petaled and maroon-purple in color. The tree also produces a berry-type fruit favored by small forest animals. The pawpaw prefers moist, well-drained soil. Pawpaw trees grow up to 25 feet in height and like full sunshine.
Mountain Laurel
The mountain laurel produces an abundance of pinkish-white flowers through the spring and summer, filling the air with a heady aroma. The mountain laurel grows on slopes and prefers dry ground, commonly close to stream banks. The mountain laurel is an evergreen that many consider more of a shrub than a tree, as it grows only about 15 feet tall at full maturity, but it makes up for its small size with beautiful color and aroma throughout the South. The laurel is a slow-growing tree that likes the sunshine, and grow well in a variety of soils, depending on other factors such as location, temperature and full or partial sun.
Yellow Buckeye
Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava) produces yellowish-white flowers in the spring and summer. Many varieties of buckeye are native to Georgia, including the red and painted buckeye, which produce red and reddish-orange flowers respectively. The buckeye prefers moist soil and grows throughout the Great Smoky Mountain range of the southeast and into the central valleys of Ohio and Kentucky.
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