looking for a 5-10 foot flowering tree/shrub

Hey everyone. I am looking for a tree/shrub that flowers all summer that grows anywhere from 5-10 feet tops for the backside of my deck. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Is it sun or shade?

Lynn

crepe myrtle?

Japanese Maple - won't flower all summer etc etc. but it doesn't need to - it is very beautiful even without.

Shrub and Bush roses come in all sizes for a mostly sunny area.

Lynn

Rose of Sharons are nice and pretty hardy too.

Here's a few after searching arbor day.... you can change it for more specific soil type and sun exposure.
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeList.cfm?searchtext=&SPREAD=-1&SUNEXPOSURES=-1&SOILTYPES=-1&ZONE=6&SHAPE=-1&CATEGORIES=7&HEIGHT=1&x=102&y=14

Butterfly bush.

You might want to go with a foliage plant instead of flowering. I've moved all of the flowering ones farther away as the bees/flies/gnats really get on the nerves of some of my guests and most of the family. Until these grew, I had not known that there were hundreds of different kinds of bees and flies that are like bees. That may be something you don't want to have a personal understanding of either.

I found that out in a hurry with Goldenrod and Black-Eyed Susan!!

Sorry...it is a full sun area.

I have to second the crepe myrtle - beautiful bark and does flower all summer long, doens't get too large. I have on close to my front door and am not bothered by bugs either.

I'm not sure of your zone.I wonder if crepe myrtle would be hardy for you.
Lynn

oh :D - good point !

There are some that are a bit hardier and could make it if York is in the zone 6 portions of PA. But I think even the ones that would be hardy tend to die back over the winter in colder areas and then re-sprout from the ground in the spring, so it might always look more like a medium sized shrub rather than a tree. But a fast growing one might hit 5 ft in a year, so that could work if it doesn't matter that it has to start from scratch most years.

most flowering plants have a cycle for rebloom, York, Pa is just south of Harrisburg, Pa, on the east side of the eastern divide, n has snow n messy days til ummm, April? The trees I see r usually sheltered, dont remember many blooming ones native, lots of deer, lots of deer. But Pa has some really huge gardeninng places n they will carry plants that r hardy to u

What are the other needs for the shrubs/trees? Screen the neighbors year round? Not have a huge spread? Some evergreens are multi colored and beautiful in such situations. Some are as skinny as pencils, others spread out as wide as they are tall. Lots of them can be sheered into "walls".
There are a lot of things to consider here, You may want to make the rounds of the nurseries and pick the brains of their staff. That will help you the most in making this decision..

Had it been India I would have strongly recommemnded :
Tecoma gaudichaudi
cissilpania
lagerstroemia- both bush and tree varieties
hibiscus
you may correct the spellings.
all the best.

PlantFiles: White Western Redbud, California Redbud, aka Cercis occidentalis 'Alba' Zones 5a to 9a. Up to 20 feet, but may stay on short end of potential in lower zone. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/100759/ A fave in California.

For the eastern part of the country Cercis canadensis is probably better adapted to the climate (and easier to locate). I don't know if there's a white flowering version but I wouldn't be surprised if there is.

ecrane3, I recommended the alba because it's the smaller of these trees, I understand. Almost shrub-like. This poster might want any other color, as well. S/he should just be sure the find one of them that is the smaller of the species (species?).

Teabag [chuckling], while this tree doesn't flower all summer, it has spring/summer/fall interest. It is a lovely lovely animal!! teehee I'm going to plant one in my front yard. The California Redbud variety http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55753/ is very popular here.


I think anyone from California who sees this message and knows this animal will agree that it is lovely. I'm unaware if there are any downsides to it, but anyone I know who owns one has never advised me of any such thing and absolutely love them.

FWIW, Teabag!

There are shorter cultivars of the eastern redbud too. 'Lavender Twist' is one I'm familiar with but there are probably others as well. I just know that often things that are native to our dry western climates don't do as well back east (and vice versa...the eastern redbuds don't do nearly as well out here as the western one does).

Yep, I am aware of zone differences and how they affect plant selection and it's ultimate success. I wasn't really trying to sell Teabag on the CaRedbud, but clearly that's what it looks like. My apologies.

Of course, I agree, ecrane, and am only trying to sell him/her on the Family: Caesalpiniaceae. Take a look at the Eastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree, Cercis canadensis at http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/217/.

Pink Shower, Pink Cassia, Pink Lady, Cassia javanica, (yes, I know, zones 10b & 11) But it is so AWESOME! You gotta see it. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/67771/

They have lovely form throughout the year, flowers, leaves, branches/bark, shape. I just thought it might meet Teabag's "wants." YUM!

Sorry if what I said came across wrong--I figured you thought that tree was pretty so I was just trying to suggest something that would look similar but be a sure bet for doing well in Pennsylvania. Lots of times people in the eastern part of the country don't realize how different the climate is out here in the west and wouldn't realize that the western species might not do as well.

I love the Cassias too--I've got several kinds of yellow flowered ones, I've tried some of the pink ones and they didn't make it, maybe they didn't like being kept in pots.

Aaaaaah, ecrane, Nah, I didn't think you were being critical. "Great Minds." Such great minds, thinking alike. It was just clear to me upon re-reading my earlier sales work" that I wasn't being as clear as I needed to be. It did sound like I was talkin' such talk, tho. So I wanted to be sure, after your caution, to clarify my thinking and pass along some of the NorEasters' detail. It was good experience for me to have to do the "search," BTW.

Nah, girl, I gave up having my feelings hurt years ago. It took too much energy away from more enjoyable things {chuckling} . . . like gardening. Nah, not to worry. Life's too short.

Weren't those Hawaiian kiddies stunning? YUM!