Beautiful Trees In Bloom (PHOTOS)

We're in the thick of spring, which means lots of pollen-induced sneezing and wheezing is in the air. This year especially, we've got a pollen explosion on our hands, with experts calling it one of the worst seasons for allergy sufferers ever, and matters are only expected to worsen as the climate changes.

But there's a silver-lining in there -- the same trees that make allergy sufferers miserable are also gorgeous to look at when in full bloom. So wipe the tears from your red, watery eyes and take a look around you ... spring is here and we want to see your beautiful photos of blossoming trees. Send them in by clicking the participation button on the right.

 

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[Cactusman]

02:13 AM on 05/01/2010

The information leading into this slideshow has it slightly wrong.... Just so you all know, showy blooming trees with colorful flowers are generally not allergenic. The pollen is sticky and heavy and usually transported from bloom to bloom by insects or other pollinators. It does not become airborne and therefore doesn't cause most people's allergies.

The trees that produce allergies are generally non-showy flowering, wind-pollinated species such as pines, oaks, maples, junipers, and cottonwoods. Additionally, grasses, ragweeds, and molds can also cause allergies, because the pollen and spores of those three things are also wind-dispersed. There's no need for wind-pollinated flowers to be showy - just highly polliniferous, and they're the ones responsible for most of the problems.

So any of you allergy sufferers can generally appreciate the beauty of colorful blossoms without guilt or irritation, because those probably aren't the ones causing your misery.

[LastTexasRose]

02:38 PM on 04/29/2010

My favorite blooming tree is the lemon tree, something about the smell of the flowers is just intoxicating

[Kevin Atlanta]

08:04 AM on 04/28/2010

But you missed the Tabebuia Trees of Central Florida...

[Cactusman]

02:20 AM on 05/01/2010

There are also Tabebuia trees of two species native to the southern Sonoran Desert in Mexico - they are rarely grown in AZ because it's too cold in winter for them in most places, but they are extremely showy and very lovely.

I think the golden-flowered T. chrysantha is the one in Florida, isn't it? That's one the two found in Sonora, and the other is T. impetiginosa, which has pink flowers. Both are striking in bloom!

[Page Larkin]

06:26 PM on 04/27/2010

Perryville Bloom and Baptist church are perfectly enchanting - I write this as San Francisco is being thrashed by torrents of rain and gusts of wind...April showers...

[fcsakes]

04:05 PM on 04/27/2010

For this we tolerate the long winter of bare and ugly branches....well worth the wait.

[Geoffrey Churchill]

04:28 PM on 04/27/2010

Tabebuya!!!

[fcsakes]

04:33 PM on 04/27/2010

Yes - they are stunning! I only wish we had them in this part of the country..

[robiform]

03:46 PM on 04/27/2010

There is a tree that grows in South Florida (not sure if it's a native tree or an import), and every year at this time, it puts out the most beautiful yellow flowers that only last for a couple of days. I don't know the name of the tree, so if there are any botany buffs out there who are familiar with tropical/subtropical horticulture, I'd love to know the name of the plant!
P.S. Normally the flowers bloom in mid to late March, but because this year's winter was longer and chillier than usual, the trees in question are blooming now!

[fcsakes]

04:35 PM on 04/27/2010

I'll bet you are talking about the Tabebuya that Geoffrey Churchill extols in his reply to my comment...look it up...and it would grow profusely in Florida!

[robiform]

05:44 PM on 04/27/2010

Thanks, fc--that rang a bell with me, as a number of years ago, I had to look it up for someone when I was a reference librarian! I should have remembered, because every spring, I'd get a question about it!

[HawaiiSteve]

02:40 PM on 04/27/2010

I have a Japanese Cherry Tree (no fruit) in my front yard. Every year, I anxiously await its wonderful pink blooms. Beautiful!

[slimcat]

12:16 PM on 04/27/2010

For the northern Coastal area of South Carolina, this article is over a month late.

[Poiks]

12:15 PM on 04/27/2010

Pretty pathetic that you didn't even find out the names of all of them, Huph.

[KIVPossum]

11:26 AM on 04/27/2010

We are a city of trees and they are all in bloom now. It's the best time of the year.

[Joshua Smith]

10:57 AM on 04/27/2010

Worth a look- fruit tree blossoms about 3 weeks early in Pennsylvania earlier this month. One of the earliest blossoms ever- we pretty much skipped spring and moved right into summer. Thankfully the weather has cooled off and slowed things down a bit. See photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40160865@N04/

[helonias]

10:53 AM on 04/27/2010

So where is the Franklinia alatamaha

[JScott]

10:51 AM on 04/27/2010

Fresno County in Ca. has a blossom trail-more info here:
http://www.gofresnocounty.com/blossomtrail/blossomindex.asp

[Tyler-Durden]

10:42 AM on 04/27/2010

we have this lavender stuff that hangs from trees in full bloom right now. i don't know what it is, but it smells awesome. (it's not a tree, it just grows on them)

anyone know what it is?

[MHainds]

10:49 AM on 04/27/2010

Last week I was in north Missouri and the lilacs were getting ready to bloom. They smell wonderful.
Back down here in the Deep South, the wisteria vines were recently in full bloom, and I can pick up their delicious fragrance 50 yards downwind.

[Tyler-Durden]

12:35 PM on 04/27/2010

ooh!! wisteria. i think that's it. (i'm in Atlanta)

YES, you can smell it way down the road. when i'm riding the motorcycle i can smell all kinds of flowers blooming now. it's nice.

[Greybeard53]

09:03 AM on 04/28/2010

I'm sure it's Wisteria if you're in Atlanta.

Beware!; old wives' tales say the scent of the Wisteria blossom can cause "immodest" thoughts and behavior in young women. They were once contraband in dormitory rooms of "female academies"!!

[MHainds]

10:31 AM on 04/27/2010

Because you absolutely have to know this information:
The dogwoods (Cornus florida) were not in bloom yet. The white parts are called “sepals” and the actual blooms are the little green balls in the center of the sepals, that haven’t opened in this photo.
The flowers labeled “purple buds” are called “redbuds” (Cercis canadensis) by anyone who is familiar with the tree.

[BlueKansas]

12:15 PM on 04/27/2010

Ahahaha...a fellow woody plants geek -- nice to meet you! Glad we weren't subjected to any Bradford Pear photos? I sure am!

[Greybeard53]

09:07 AM on 04/28/2010

The dogwood photo also has a hideous color cast ( note the purplish tinge of the branches ): there are no dogwoods of that color in nature.
The photographer needs to adjust his white balance.

[LastTexasRose]

02:37 PM on 04/29/2010

Ah, I just thought it was a pink dogwood