I would have showed the pic on this topic but it doesn't work with Google Drive share. Here is the tree: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19G7bvRzEpYBSRrruGIDl956KVrfQVX2p/view?usp=sharing My gardener planted it years ago and I have no idea what type of tree it is. It has pink flowers in spring. If I had to guess it is some type of cherry tree. It is about at its full size it is a decorative tree. Any ideas? I ask since I want to plant the same trees at my next house. Thanks.
Doesn't look familiar to me but I suggest that you contact your local County Agricultural Extension Agency (there are several in Tennessee and are connected with local Universities) and send them a photo. That way you will get an exact ID and info for growing them.
it looks like an eastern redbud to me. ahh, I should have read the whole description... yes for sure it is an eastern redbud. it looks more like a cultivared variety.
Wow @carolyn I couldn't tell that from that photo!! You are good! If it is a redbud, the discerning feature is that it blooms before the leaves emerge in the spring. And the flowers are very close to the trunk and branches. It is a tree that grows very well in TN. The species even grows wild along the roadsides. Very pretty.
Ah yes that is very true now that you mention it the flowers grow super close to the branches. I think you guys got it figured out. I never noticed any other trees like this one until I had one planted. I also love how fast it grew, it used to be a twig on the ground so small I almost walked into it and broke it. It always grew healthy without a problem. In fact I first planted a magnolia tree and it died to disease but this tree had no issue. EDIT Yup I just did a google search and that is the tree that is how it looks when it blooms flowers: https://www.gardendesign.com/trees/eastern-redbud.html
Well done @carolyn et al. Living in Europe, I have never come accross an eastern redwood. I had about 5 different plants in my head, but I was confused.
welcome. I went through horticulture and I do know a few trees. shrubs are a totally different story. I fail miserably at those.
I have had 2 eastern redbuds here in New England. I think they are lovely trees, do grow quickly but tend to be"short lived" trees....is 20 years?
