ACACIA baileyana

Evergreen, grows to 25'. Yellow blooms in winter, feathery gray foliage, 'Purpurea' has purplish new growth. Drought tolerant. Australia.

ALBIZIA julibrissen

Mimosa  or Silk Tree

Deciduous, grows to 25'. Pink flowers in early summer. Fine cut feathery foliage. Drought tolerant. Southern Asia.

BAUHINIA blakeana

Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Semi deciduous, grows to 20'. Bright pink blooms August- April. Looses leaves in May for a short period. Grafted selection, no seeds. Southern Asia.

BAUHINIA variegata

Purple Orchid Tree

Deciduous, grows to 25’. Abundant lavender blooms in spring. Hardier and faster growing than B. blakeana. China and India.

BRACHYCHITON acerifolius

Australian Flame Tree

Semi deciduous, grows to 40'. Bright red blooms in late spring. Looses leaves while blooming. Australia.

BRACHYCHITON discolor

Pink Flame Tree

Semi deciduous, grows to 40'. Fuzzy pink blooms in late spring. Looses leaves while blooming. Australia.

CALODENDRON capense

Cape Chestnut

Deciduous, grows to 40'. Spectacular clusters of pink blooms in summer. South Africa.

CASSIA leptophylla

Gold Medallion Tree

Semi-evergreen, grows to 20'. Showy clusters of yellow flowers in early summer. Brazil.

CASTANOSPERMUM australe Moreton Bay Chestnut

Evergreen, grows to 30'. Bright red and yellow flowers grow out of the older wood. Very unique. Australia.

CERCIS canadensis

Redbud Tree

Deciduous, grows to 20'. Tiny pink blooms line all the branches in late winter. Makes a spectacular silhouette. "Forest Pansy" has dark purple leaves. North America.

CHIONANTHUS retusus

Chinese Fringe Tree

Deciduous, grows to 20'. White blooms in spring. Slow growing. China.

X CHITALPA tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’

Deciduous, grows to 25'. Pink trumpet shaped flowers in the summer. Drought tolerant. Hybrid of Catalpa bignoniodes and Chilopsis linearis.

CHORISIA speciosa

Floss Silk Tree

Deciduous, grows to 25'. Flowers in late summer, pink is the most common color, but a white variety exists too. South America.

ERYTHRINA crista galli

Cockspur Coral Tree

Deciduous, grows to 20'. Clusters of bright red blooms in summer. South America.

ERYTHRINA sykesii

Deciduous, grows to 30'. Clusters of red flowers in winter when the tree is bare. Hybrid  possibly of Erythrina coralloides and Erythrina lysistemon.

JACARANDA mimosifolia

Semi-evergreen, grows to 35'. Very showy purple flowers in spring. Argentina.

LAGERSTROEMIA indica

Crape Myrtle

Deciduous, grows to 20'.Showy lilac-like clusters of blooms in mid summer. Flower color can be white, pink, red, or purple, and various shades of each. Does best inland. China.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora

Evergreen, grows to 60'. Large fragrant white blooms in summer. Dwarf varieties "Little Gem", "St. Mary", and "Samuel Sommers" have the same large blooms, but grow much smaller. Southeastern United States.

MARKHAMIA hildebrantiana

African Trumpet Tree

Evergreen, grows to 50'. Prufuse yellow blooms in summer. Africa.

MICHELIA doltsopa

Evergreen, grows to 30'. Large fragrant white blooms in winter. China.

PARKINSONIA aculeata

Deciduous, grows to 30'. Yellow flowers in spring. Drought tolerant, good for deserts plantings.

Central America.

PRUNUS cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’

Flowering Plum

Deciduous, grows to 20'. Pretty light pink flowers in early spring.

PYRUS kawakamii

Flowering Pear

Semi-evergreen, grows to 25'. Profuse white flowers in winter. China.

SPATHODEA campanulata

African Tulip Tree

Deciduous when temperatures drop below 40°F. Bright orange/red cup-like flowers bloom in summer. "Aurea" is a yellow flowered variety. Africa.

TABEBUIA ipe

Pink Trumpet Tree

Looses leaves just before blooming in February. Showy pink flowers make a spectacular display. Central and South America.

THEVETIA thevetiodes

Giant Yellow Oleander

Mostly evergreen, grows 20'. Large clear yellow blooms in summer. Mexico.

TIPUANA tipu

Semi-evergreen, grows 40'. Large canopy with abundant gold flowers in early summer. South America.