Blossom, catkin & flowering trees
Brilliant for structure and a long season of interest, these trees are united by their ability to attract and support wildlife. Some have blossom, a magnet for bees, others have catkins or fruit that attract insects and birds.
Best trees for pollinators
335 plants
Cherry blossom (not fruiting)
31 plants
Crab apple blossom
69 plants
Flowering trees
113 plants
Trees with catkins
34 plants
All plants (504)
Amelanchier lamarckii
Snowy mespilus, Shadblow
Arbutus unedo
Killarney strawberry tree, Djina
Arbutus unedo f. rubra
Killarney strawberry tree, Djina
Betula pendula
European white birch, Silver birch, Warty birch, Common birch
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus kousa var. chinensis
Chinese dogwood, Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus kousa var. chinensis 'China Girl'
Chinese dogwood, Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Corylus avellana
Common hazel, European filbert, Hazelnut
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew hazel, Hazelnut
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'
Red hazel, Hazelnut
Garrya elliptica
Silk tassel, Tassel tree, Quinine bush
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
Silk tassel, Tassel tree, Quinine bush
Magnolia
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern'
Magnolia 'Susan'
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Southern magnolia, Bull bay, Laurel magnolia, Large flowered magnolia, Evergreen magnolia
Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra'
Mu-lan, Woody orchid, Purple flowered magnolia, Lily magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Star magnolia
Magnolia stellata 'Rosea'
Star magnolia
Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
Loebner magnolia
Magnolia x soulangeana
Saucer magnolia, Chinese magnolia
Malus
Apple
Malus domestica
Apple, Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Braeburn'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Bramley's Seedling'
Cooking apple
Malus domestica 'Charles Ross'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Cox's Orange Pippin'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Discovery'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Egremont Russet'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Elstar'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Granny Smith'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Greensleeves'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Howgate Wonder'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'James Grieve'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Katja'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Laxton's Superb'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Lord Lambourne'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Red Devil'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Red Windsor'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Worcester Pearmain'
Eating apple
Malus x atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
Apple 'Gorgeous', Crab apple, Cramine crabapple
Prunus avium 'Stella'
Sweet cherry
Prunus avium 'Sunburst'
Sweet cherry
Prunus padus
Bird cherry
Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
Kilmarnock Willow, Goat willow, Great Sallow, Pussy willow, Florist's willow
Acacia baileyana
Cootamundra wattle, Bailey acacia, Fernleaf, Golden mimosa, Bailey's thorn tree