Things You'll Need:
- Ornamental Flowering Trees In Containers
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Step 1
Understand your region's climate and your own particular landscape site to choose a flowering tree that will thrive for years. Consider rainfall and irrigation, available sunlight, and exposure to winds and heat. Begin to narrow your search for good candidates.
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Step 2
Decide how big a tree you can use based on your available space; most flowering trees fall in the small to medium size ranges, although larger trees also bloom. Locate the tree in your mind's eye and see its height and overall spread to get an idea of what fits.
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Step 3
Pick a shape for your flowering tree that adds dimension to your landscape. Aesthetically, an upright or cone shape inspires the viewer, an open-vase shape is welcoming, and a single trunk makes a bolder statement than a thicket of the same plant.
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Step 4
Choose your flowering tree for the arrangement and timing of its flowers and their color. Pick between solid stems covered with flowers in bunches (such as cherry trees) or single bloomers (such as magnolia trees). Go for one-time spring shows or summer's nonstop bloomers.
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Step 5
Use your flowering tree to carry a favorite color through the year and to add fragrance or interesting seed pods - but consider that the lovely litter will need raking up. And remember that classic white conveys a more formal message than the warmer pinks and reds.
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Step 6
When you've factored in all the elements, choose your flowering tree - you'll likely have a list of three good candidates. Make your final decision when you see the available trees or read their descriptions.
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Step 7
Buy a tree with undamaged trunks and stems, about 4 feet tall in a 3-gallon container for easiest transplanting.
