Many of the garden trees cultivated today display more or less lavish white flowers in spring. We introduce you to the most beautiful species for small and large gardens.
Which trees have white flowers?
Some of the most beautiful trees with white flowers are the flowering dogwood, snowdrop tree, flowering ash, mountain ash, common quince, almond tree, sparrelle, handkerchief tree, trumpet tree, tulip magnolia and bird cherry.
Garden trees with beautiful white flowers
If you are specifically looking for a tree with white flowers for your home garden, you will be spoiled for choice. Below we have put together some more common and unusual trees for you. In addition to those listed here, most fruit trees also bloom white.
Flowering dogwood or flower dogwood (Cornus florida)
Growth form and height: tree or shrub up to ten meters high, often multi-stemmed
Leaves: summer green, scarlet autumn colorFlowering time: May to June
Snowdrop tree (Halesia carolina)
Growth habit and height: up to 18 meters high, small tree or shrub
Leaves: summer green, late autumn color (yellow to yellow-green)Flowering time: April to May
Flower or manna ash (Fraxinus ornus)
Growth form and height: small tree up to approx. ten meters high
Leaves: summer greenFlowering period: April to June
Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
Growth habit and height: up to ten meters high, small tree or shrub
Leaves: summer green, golden yellow autumn colorFlowering time: May and June
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Growth form and height: small tree or shrub up to six meters high
Leaves: summer greenFlowering time: May and June
Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)
Growth form and height: small tree or shrub up to eight meters high
Leaves: summer greenFlowering time: March to May, only a few white-flowering garden forms
Almond tree (Prunus dulcis)
Growth form and height: small tree up to ten meters high with a wide crown
Leaves: summer greenFlowering period: March to April, sometimes pink flowers
Sparrow (Sorbus domestica)
Growth form and height: tree up to 20 meters high, short-stemmed
Leaves: summer green, golden yellow autumn colorFlowering time: March
Handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata)
Growth form and height: tree up to approx. 20 meters high
Leaves: summer greenFlowering time: March
Trumpet tree (Catalpa bignonioides)
Growth form and height: tree up to approx. 18 meters high, short-stemmed
Leaves: summer green, yellow autumn colorFlowering time: June to July
Tulip magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana)
Growth form and height: small tree up to ten meters high, short-stemmed
Leaves: summer green, yellow autumn colorFlowering time: April to May
Bird cherry (Prunus avium)
Growth form and height: tree up to approx. 30 meters high
Leaves: summer green, yellow autumn colorFlowering time: April to May
Tip
If a pure white flower garden is too boring, you can plant yellow and pink flowering trees.
