Now that the holidays are over, the ice and snow has melted, and we made it through winter safe, sound and still standing! Put a check next to winter tree care and take this time to pat yourself on the back for taking action and preparing your trees for winter!  

But, there is still work to be done in order to help your trees remain strong through the rest of winter and to prepare for proper spring growth. Follow these 3 simple tips below for healthy, happy and safe trees through out the Spring Season in Kansas City. 

The beloved Oak & the notable Elm, slow growing, long lived, and their silhouettes breathtakingly majestic but...  these masterpieces come with nasty little secrets!  

Japanese Pagoda Tree This ornamental tree is native to China, Korea and Vietnam. It usually grows 25 to 35 feet tall but can sometimes reach heights of up to 100 feet!  Although Spring has passed, The Japanese pagoda tree could hit its three-week bloom period any time from now until early September.

The season for flowering trees is not only Spring time!  Summer has some spectacular and almost forgotten flowering trees.  Some are more remarkably beautiful than others but all create a mood of their own and convey the essence of the seasons in their leaves.  

The best flowering trees offer more than just curb appeal!  Their flowers attract pollinators, their fruits feed birds and small animals.  They frame and shape the perspective of your landscaping and sparkle with life and promise.  All of them big or small draw us in the garden to walk and savor the smells of the season.  

When choosing trees for your Kansas City landscaping next year, don't forget your summer and early fall blossoms, so there is a sequence of bloom to look forward to.  Also, consider fun leaf shapes, unique wood structure, snazzy fall color, and glistening bright berries.  

There is so much enchantment in flowering trees.  Here, in the order in which they bloom, are a few choices for your beautiful Kansas City landscapes! 

We take special care with the tasks of trimming, pruning and removals to help combat the effects of wind and snow; planting the right species for our local climate and hardy zones; choosing the right size and shape to plant near your home for shade to keep it cool; the list goes on and on!  

But, during storm season we seem to see those trees down every where, on buildings, cars and power lines and when that wacky Kansas City weather knocks, it is tree care companies like us that are often the first call made by homeowner's to come in and "clean things up"!  

They make fruit. Well, many of them do, anyway. Though these trees were bred for flowers, not fruit, some do produce small cherries, which appear during the summer. They’re too sour for people to eat, but birds like them.

Any given tree may only be in full bloom for about a week. Cherry blossom season usually lasts about a month from the earliest bloomers—this year the ever-blooming cherry (Prunus sargentii'Fudan-zakura)—to the latest, usually the 'Kanzan' (P. ‘Kanzan’) and the 'Ukon' (P. serrulata ‘Ukon’). But an individual tree may only be in bloom for a week or two, depending on the weather. Of course, if they were in bloom all the time, they wouldn’t be so special.

Amur corktreehas reported to be invasive in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, andMassachusetts. Based on its USDA hardiness rating, corktree could occur in Zones 4 to 7, possibly even 3 to 9. Although some have recommended corktree for use in landscaping and as a street tree in parts of the U.S., its ability to withstand urban pollution, root constriction, and frost is highly variable.

Flowering Crabapple the name "crabapple" has come to be used for wild apple trees from many parts of the world. Generally the fruits of these trees are small, no more than two inches in diameter. Depending upon a person's taste, the fruit may be edible or not. Captain John Smith of the early Virginia Colony reportedly found native crabapples to be bitter, but he liked the flowering trees in the spring.

Eastern Redbud  tree is deciduous tree that belongs to the family Fabaceae. This plant originates from southern Europe and western Asia.

Purple Leaf Plum is a small deciduous tree commonly planted for its deep reddish-purple leafs and white/pale pink flowers that are among the first to appear in spring. Although it is short lived, it is fast growing and great for use as a specimen or shade trees.