Tree recommendations

Ya, I like serviceberry but for me it has been a SLOW grower. Paw paw flowers are so inconspicuous, beautiful but hard to find. For red buds, I like the forest pansy cultivar more like the color of crimson king maple early in the season.

Toms suggestion of winter king hawthorn, can't go wrong - more showy fruit than flowers?

I still like dogwoods. so many cultivars like rutger. people say they have so many disease issues and plant flowering cherries with 20 year lifespan instead. I have 11 dogwoods on my property over 50 years old and thriving (knock on wood). When I do plant flowering cherries I like the yoshino best.
 
That's so funny; I was just talking dogwoods & sustainability the other day... The anthracnose issue is really only an issue when they are planted in the wrong place.

And Yoshinos are one of my favorite cherries, too. Longer lived, with a slightly more understated bloom... But be careful, they'll go 30" DBH X 40-45' in the right spot!

-Tom
 
I like the some of the trees mentioned but maybe Chionanthus might be something to look into. Some of the smaller maples like griseum or buergerianum. I know inconspicuous flowers but the other selling points are great. Cornus kousa is a favorite.Not too sure about the zone you are in though.
 
I have looked over all the species listed. He definitely wants showy flowers. So.....how well would the Prunus, Magnolia, and Cornus species mentioned do with this much salt, heat from pavement, and pollution from cars and humans? Rememeber these trees will be 8'-10' off a pretty major road and the corner of a side street in New hampshires biggest city.

One other factor to consider is he has irrigation in these areas for the lawn, and these will be planted in the middle of the lawn.
 
I should have known this, after reading more about winter king hawthorn it says it has a very showy flower, tolerant of of compaction and pollution. I guess I just haven't noticed the flowers, not that many around here but the largest example is a row of 12 trees planted next to a rail road track on one side and a major highway on the other, in total garbage soil and looking good.
 
not sure if it is just the nursery stock I have been exposed to but the yellowoods I see here have bad branch attachments, high angles with included bark. lots broke in the last snow storm we had
 
He decided on 3 trees total, Washington hawthorn, and Redbud. Not sure which will have the honor of double gracing his lawn. im thinking the Hawthorn out fron flanking the farmers porch would be beautiful.
 
Thanks for the tips! The hawthorns will definitely be in the harsher environment. I might have to move the Redbud, the spot where he wants it is full sun.......

or another species. he didnt like any of the ones listed in this thread, besides the hawthorn and redbud.
 
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