There are non-invasive alternatives that make beautiful additions to Southern gardens.
I have railed against thespring-blooming, white-flowering treefor years.
Many of them are underused in Southern gardens, and they deserve a closer look.
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They all bloom in spring with white flowers but without the fetid stench of the Bradford pear.
Here are five white-flowering trees to replace a Bradford pear.
These varieties are good replacements for Bradford pear.
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They put on a delightful spring display, some are native, and they smell a whole lot better.
Serviceberry
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Serviceberry (Amelanchierspp.)
it is underused in Southern gardens.
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I have serviceberry in my yard and I highly recommend it.
Give it fertile, well-drained soil and full to partial sun.
Hybrids with particularly splendid fall colors include ‘Autumn Brilliance’ and ‘Princess Diana’.
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This tree is adapted to USDA Zones 4-9.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why.
Snow white, bell-shaped flowers hang beneath the length of its graceful branches in spring.
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The leaves turn yellow in the fall.
Give it acidic, well-drained soil and full to part sun.
A related variety,H.
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dipteravar.magniflora, commonly known as the two-winged silverbell, has even showier blooms.
Carolina silverbell is adapted to USDA Zones 4-8.
It’s usually rounded and multi-trunked, growing 12 to 20 feet tall and wide.
Female trees bear attractive blue-black fruit favored by birds.
Broad green leaves turn bright yellow in fall.
Give it fertile, well-drained soil and full to partial sun.
It’s adapted to USDA Zones 3-9.
Clusters of flowers cover the branches every spring before the foliage on that and many other trees emerge.
Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds are attracted to their nectar.
The trees heart-shaped leaves turn blue-green in summer and yellow-green in fall.
They grow to 20-30 feet tall and 25-35 feet wide.
The eastern redbud needs little pruning and is deer-resistant.
It is adapted for USDA Zones 4-9.
Natchez, White Chocolate, and Acoma are white-flowering versions.
They are adapted to USDA Zones 6-9.
Flowering dogwoods range from 15-25 feet in height and reach about the same width.
Dogwoods grow in acidic, loamy, sandy, or clay soil but prefer consistent soil moisture.
Flowering dogwoods are suitable for USDA Zones 5-9.
Consider any overhead lines to see to it plants won’t eventually interfere with them.
Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States.Callery Pear (Bradford Pear).
