The beautiful Serviceberry tree is a diminutive yet hardy specimen from the eastern US, loved for its flowers and foliage. It's these qualities that earn it its reputation as a tough urban tree.

Crape myrtles have put on their dazzling display lately, but crape myrtles are a flowering tree that needs care.

Like crape myrtles, they also have a long blooming season and come in a variety of colors. Flowering generally begins in May or early June and continues through the summer.