Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Late fall is the perfect time to add some plants, trees, and bushes to your yard to provide nectar for spring migrating ...

Beyond these pollinators, the eastern redbud produces bean pod fruits ... Photo Credit: Katja Schulz / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. The willow oak is a large tree with dense, willow-like leaves that make it an ...

Flowering dogwood's pink colors remain on display during spring, alongside or shortly after eastern redbud trees bloom. Nevertheless, these pinks aren't actually flowers per se, but modified leaves ...

alongside or shortly after eastern redbud trees bloom. Nevertheless, these pinks aren't actually flowers per se, but modified leaves (or bracts). These eastern U.S. native trees typically produce ...

White flowers appear on serviceberry trees in early spring before leaves open. Flowers then develop into small green berries that redden and turn a dark purplish-black in early summer as they ripen.

Eastern redbud: Grows 15-25 feet tall and wide and comes as a multi-stem or single-stem tree. The show starts with brilliant, magenta-pink blooms on bare stems before leaves appear in early April.

But what I was noticing were the leaves that are still on the trees. I was walking along the edge of some woods where young white oaks and beeches were popping up from a recently cleared road edge.

But what I was noticing were the leaves that are still on the trees. I was walking along the edge of some woods where young white oaks and beeches were popping up from a recently cleared road edge.