Autumn-Flowering Trees

Liven up your landscape with plants that bloom alongside colorful fall foliage

Fall is an exciting time in the garden , with cooler temperatures resulting in foliage take on its characteristic yellow , orange , and red tone of voice . Trees that blossom in fall , however , are often overlooked . Fall - bloom trees are a groovy addition to the landscape as they extend the flowering time of year at a time of year when flowering is not expect , thus provide a dramatic direct contrast to the sensational foliage .

1. Place this heavenly evergreen near an entryway

Name : Fragrant tea olive(Osmanthus fragransf.aurantiacusand cvs . )

Zones:7–9

Size:10 to 20 feet improbable and 8 to 12 groundwork wide

condition : Full sun to partial shadiness ; average , moist , well - drained soil

Fragrant tea Olea europaea is a largebroad - leaved evergreenthat is better fit for theSouthbecause of its modified hardiness range . Although it resemble aholly , fragrant tea European olive tree has 5 - inch tenacious leaves that are only slightly serrated . It begins flowering in September and continues through March , and although some of the flowering may be sporadic in winter , the redolence is still impressive . In its youth , it is a multistemmed , generally roundedshrub . Over time , as it pull in stature , the lower branches may be removed and the shrub limbed up into a small tree diagram , which will eventually reach up to 20 feet marvelous . Situate fragrant tea olive in a garden near an entrance or in a court , where its scent can be enjoyed . Interesting cultivars , such as ‘ Apricot Gold ’ and ‘ Butter Yellow ’ , have been developed for form and flower color . The plant is deer resistant .

2. The quintessential southern plant in a slightly smaller version

Name : Sasanqua camellia ( Camelliasasanquacvs . )

Size:6 to 15 feet grandiloquent and 6 to 10 feet wide

term : Partial shade ( under pine Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is ideal ) ; acidic , fertile , moist , well - drain dirt

In the South , Sasanqua camellia will bloom from September to December . It is more or less less hardy than common camelia ( Camellia japonica , Zones 7–9 ) and lean to have a more lilliputian habit . The flower are also smaller and multi - petalled , and there are both individual and treble cultivar . pass up to 15 foot tall at maturity , this small tree or orotund bush has a pyramidical habit and can be used for screening . It will thrive in mottled gamey wraith — preferably under pine tree as it favors acidic soil — and can bear dry condition . ‘ Bonanza ’ and ‘ Midnight Lover ’ are beautiful violent selections . ‘ Yuletide ’ is also cerise but has yellow stamen . ‘ Cleopatra ’ and ‘ Winter ’s Star ’ ( see ) are pink shape . ‘ Swan Lake ’ has white-hot flowers . ‘ Martha ’s Dream ’ has white flowers edged in pink .

3. Beautiful bark and fragrant flowers are worth the wait

Name : Seven - Word flower ( Heptacodiummiconioides )

Zones:5–9

Size:15 to 25 feet tall and 10 to 15 metrical foot wide

Conditions : Full Sunday to partial spectre ; fecund , well - drained soil

We have been cultivating seven - son flower at theScott Arboretumsince the early 1990s . Today , seven - son flower is a wide , vase - mould Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that is nearly 25 feet tall and spreads to 15 feet . This multistemmed tree has germinate dainty peeling barque in shade of gray and lily-white . Over fourth dimension , we have limbed up our tree diagram to display the barque . In late summertime , the inflorescence panicle develop a profuseness of tiny fragrant blanched flower . As the flowers fade , the sepals at the basis of the developing yield turn pink and persist for up to two to three workweek . The force of the sepals can be even more striking than the flowers . Native to China , seven - Logos prime has proven to be a tough industrial plant in many parts of the United States . It suffer hard urban conditions and is deer resistant .

4. An elegant, underused native thought to be extinct

Name : Franklin Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Frankliniaalatamaha )

Zones:6–9

Size:10 to 20 feet marvellous and 6 to 15 feet wide

weather condition : Full sun ; fertile , mediocre , well - drained soil

The Franklin tree diagram is highly underused in the landscape . Historically , it is an intriguing flora . let on by John Bartram in the 1800s along the Altamaha River in Georgia , this single - species tree is remember to be extinct in the wild and only useable through culture . It can bloom as early as late July in the South but typically flowers in August in the Philadelphia area and even later on into September and October in Massachusetts . While it can be originate as a single - trunked Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , it creates the skilful display when multistemmed . In late summer , the silky , round ashen buds form and before long open to flat - faced , 4- to 5 - in - panoptic flowers with a golden sensationalistic center . This aboriginal attracts myriadbutterflyspecies . In declination , the minute leave turn a brilliant fire - locomotive engine red . Over meter , the smooth gray - brown stems will develop silver striations that add to the ornamentation of this tree . Franklin tree diagram can be somewhat quicksilver . It is best to plant a small-scale containerized plant because it will not flourish when planted as a balled - and - burlapped specimen . It will also require supplemental tearing in metre of drouth . In spite of its shortcomings , the late - summer and other - fall camellia - like flowers , coupled with its fantastic fall color , make this cervid - resistant plant extremely desired .

5. Elegant pink flowers soften the hot hues of fall

Name : Autumn Higan cherry ( Prunus×subhirtella‘Autumnalis ’ )

Zones:6–8

Size:20 to 40 base tall and 15 to 30 feet wide

condition : Full sun ; moist , fertile , well - debilitate soil

There is perhaps no other tree as recognizable for its bounce flowers than the flower Japanese cerise . It is establish by the hundreds around the Tidal Basin in Washington , D.C. , and as street and decorative trees across the country . Autumn Higan cherry is a medium - size tree with an add together bonus , which other flowering cherries do n’t offer : It blooms in fall . From September and into October , small , glowering pink buds open into semidouble , light pink flowers that fade to a very light pinkish or white . The tree peak sporadically during wintertime ; begins again in March ; and then , by April , gasconade a profusion of prime . The fall foliage of Higan cherry is notable , as well , its narrow farewell turning brilliant shades of orange , scarlet , and yellow . Most ornamental cherry tree trees are grafted ; therefore , be aware of suckers that can egress at the base of the tree , especially in spring . Remove them on an yearly footing .

6. A magnolia that just won’t quit

Name:‘March ’ til Frost ’ magnolia ( Magnolia‘March ’ til Frost ’ )

Size:10 to 20 feet tall and wide

Conditions : Full sun to fond subtlety ; medium , well - drain filth

As its name imply , ‘ March ’ til Frost ’ is long flower . It will typically begin bloom in March or April , and sporadically bloom until rime or well into fall . A colleague in Raleigh , North Carolina , recite me that this year her ‘ March ’ til Frost ’ started flower in January . The flowers are a outstanding , tulip - shaped deep purpleness - pink , and they sit down atop the foliage . Like othermagnolias , ‘ March ’ til Frost ’ will start bloom at a very young age . Because of the size of this magnolia , it is well suited for a little garden or courtyard or may be used as a duet to flank an entering to a house .

7. Native witch hazel blooms before its relatives

Name : Witch hazel(Hamamelisvirginiana )

Zones:3–8

Size:15 to 20 feet tall and wide

Fragrant tea olive

Fragrant tea olive.Photo: Joshua McCullough

Hamamelis virginianais aboriginal from Canada south to Georgia and Rebecca West to Nebraska . The barque has been harvested for more than 100 days and made into a limpid astringent drug that has many curative lineament . In its native habitat , it get from an understory plant to a large deciduous tree , similar to the tulip poplar tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera , Zones 4–9 ) and the pitch-dark gum ( Nyssa sylvatica , Zones 5–9 ) . In fall , four narrow , spidery , straplike petals emerge a hopeful yellow and in fragrant bunch that cover the subdivision . Flowering can begin as early as September or as late as December . Depending on the excerption , the best form are those that efflorescence after the leave have fallen and are not shroud by the foliage . While native enchantress Pomaderris apetala grows as an understory plant in the state of nature , it is also perfectly well-chosen as a large shrub or tree diagram in full Dominicus . It is resistant to cervid .

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