Grow Your Own Cherry Blossoms

Stunning spring flowers, quick growth, handsome bark, and colorful autumn leaves bring smiles to a gardener's face

The Right Tree
Photo: Van Chaplin

The Right Tree

Flowering cherries grow easily and fast and fit all sorts of spaces. And when they bloom, the show is such that you just about lose your mind.

Here are our four favorites that do great in the South and are widely available. Give them full sun and well-drained soil. Use the following profiles to select the right one for your situation.


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