What Are The White Blooming Trees?

[glenmorebuckman]

What are the white blooming trees that bloom at the same time as redbuds? A lot of people think they are dogwoods but they're not if you look closer at them. Someone told me long ago what they where called and up until last year I knew what they were, but my mind has got sidetracked somewhere and can't think of what they're called now.

[barney]

What are the white blooming trees that bloom at the same time as redbuds? A lot of people think they are dogwoods but they're not if you look closer at them. Someone told me long ago what they where called and up until last year I knew what they were, but my mind has got sidetracked somewhere and can't think of what they're called now.
Serviceberry.....more than likely. Known as "sarvice" around here.

[KYBOY]

You talking about blooming pears?

[glenmorebuckman]

That's it, sarvice. Thanks!

[MasterB]

You talking about blooming pears?

Those are one of the worst trees man ever made, garbage trees

[ekydeerhunter]

We have one at the church that a member grafted pear limbs to. :)

[matewsq2]

theres a few dog woods bloomed here.

[kyslim]

We got several dogwoods in bloom here too, but I know what you are talking about they were in bloom a couple weeks ago and there not bradford pears. I think they may be locust trees but i am not sure I was actually wondering the same thing. :confused:

[owcobro]

Bradford Pear....the great self pruning tree. I have about 10 in my yard, they look good and have a nice shape, but they break very easily.

No pears either.

[Quickdraw Limpsalot]

Bradford Pear....the great self pruning tree. I have about 10 in my yard, they look good and have a nice shape, but they break very easily.

No pears either.


They also grow fast and have a shallow root system which means they blow over really easy. But they're pretty until then...

[Tim T]

I believe my subdivision is the Bradford Pear capital of the world. My house may be the only one that doesn't have at least one.

[BGTURKEYHUNTER]

Bradford pears will last a long time if you go into them and take limbs/branches out instead of topping which causes more limbs/branches which increases the weight which causes them to break out. Without proper delimbing they are a 10-15 year tree.

[Rat]

Those Bradford pears suck. They spread like dandelions and stink like a pig pen when they bloom. Sure they look pretty, but they junk trees that a strong sneeze will destroy. Now I have an Aristocrat pear which not only looks nicer but has yet to lose a single limb in 4 years with all of the wind, ice, and drought we have had. Much nicer tree for yards than Bradfords.