Flowering Trees

What's your favorite color? Everybody loves flowers, so why not add reliable color with trees that bloom in just about every color of the rainbow!

Orchid Tree

Bauhinia variegata
One of the best at providing awesome color along with large, cool shade. We carry both the Bauhinia and Hong Kong varieties. Tree performs well in the intense summer heat and is great in grass or gravel settings.

Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia
Yes, this is the purple flower tree seen all across the Southern United States during mid Spring. In addition to the beautiful blooms, this tree grows very fast and provides a soft, filtered shade. Foliage lends it self well to most landscape styles as well.

Tipu Tree

Tipuana tipu
Tipu is becoming one of the most popular varieties that we sell! It grows fast, makes an incredible umbrella for shade and handles the intense heat of Summer. All this with a beautiful, golden robe of color in late Spring!

Museum Palo Verde

Cercidium-parkinsonia hybrid
Very fast growing hybrid version of the classic Palo Verde. Provides the unique green trunks of the original only it grows faster, is cleaner, blooms better and has no thorns.

Purple Leaf Plum

Prunus cerasifera
This tree features bright pink blooms in the spring, but it's biggest color comes from its leaves. Unique purple leaves provide a nearly year round, burgundy color that suits many landscape styles!

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin
Another fern like tree that provides color as well. Incredible pink, fluffy blooms adorn the tree from mid spring into summer. Wide spreading umbrella provides great shade too.

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica
This extremely colorful small tree makes a perfect choice for color lovers! Very long bloom period starts mid summer and lasts thru mid fall. One of the very few trees that provides summer color.

Sweet Acacia

Acacia farnesiana
This Sonoran native is well know for it's beautiful and aromatic blooms during early Spring. In addition, it serves as a great shade tree, especially durning the hotter summer months. Once established, very little water is required.

Oleander Tree

Nerium oleander
A rare combination of being an evergreen and producing vibrant color, makes the Oleander tree useful in many landscapes. It's smaller size is better suited for accent applications, but is useful for shading in smaller settings.

Flowering Pear

Pyrus calleryana
This bright green tree features a cascade of snow white flowers in early spring. Tree functions very well as a small to medium size shade tree. Brilliant red fall foliage is also a plus!

Chiltalpa Tree

Chiltalpa tashkinensis
This is a great choice for those desiring a tree with a softer, greener appearance. Beautiful pink blooms are present from Summer thru Fall. Performs well in almost any landscape style.

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearisThis has been a classic for decades across the Southwest. Tree grows with a willow like appearance with incredible blooms throughout the late summer all the way to mid fall. Very easy to maintain and handles all of the extreme temperature ranges of desert living.

Vitex Tree

Agnus-castus
Sometimes called the "Arizona lilac", Vitex trees serve well to provide shade and have a fantastic bloom period. Flowers appear as spikes of purple across the entire tree. In addition, the trunks usually twist and turn to provide a unique appearance to every tree. Loves the full sun and heat and grows pretty fast too.

Acacia Saligna

Acacia Saligna
Wide growing umbrella shaped, Medium size tree. Provides soft, filtered shade. Super fast growing tree. Very durable heat & cold.

Palo Brea

Cercidium praecox
This Sonoran native tree features unique green trunks that twist and turn to form interesting, irregular patterns throughout the tree. Highlights of golden blooms appear during mid spring. Makes a fantastic, focal point and provides great shade as well.

Cascalote

Caesalpinia cacalaco
This smaller desert variety gives a unique look and late spring color. Foliage color and shape put it right at home with Mesquite, Palo Verde and many other popular desert trees.

Texas Mountain Laurel

Sophora secundiflora
Known well for it's fragrant, early spring blooms, Texas Mountain Laurel is grown more for it's looks than to provide shade. Purple blooms have a sweet aroma that's hard to describe, but some say it smells like Juicy Fruit gum or Grape Soda. Patience is required, as this isn't a fast growing variety. Green foliage is adaptable to any landscape style.

Palo Verde Blue

Parkinsonia florida
This is the classic Palo Verde that has been growing in the Southwest long before people were here! It's very well adapted to the desert and it's green trunks make a great show piece in desert style landscapes. Year round shade is provided, with a cascade of golden flowers in mid Spring.