52 Beautiful Trees with White Flowers

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Discover the most beautiful Beautiful Trees with White Flowers in this list and plant one of these in your garden for an elegant display!

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Beautiful Trees with White Flowers

1. American Elderberry

American Elderberry White flower plant in garden

Botanical Name: Sambucus canadensis

Once mature, this shrub can reach up to 12 feet tall and 6 feet wide. The white flowers appear from June to July and emit a fresh, lemony scent that tempts bees and butterflies.

2. American Fringe

American Fringe white flowe tree 2

Botanical Name: Chionanthus virginicus

The creamy-white fringe-like blooms appear from May to June. It grows well in fertile, moist soil and prefers partial to full sunlight.

3. Acoma Crape Myrtle Tree

Acoma Crape Myrtle Tree near pathway

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica

This semi-dwarf tree grows up to 8-10 feet tall, making it a good choice for small gardens. This tree can withstand different soil conditions and likes the full sun.

4. Bridal Wreath Spirea

Bridal Wreath Spirea near wall

Botanical Name: Spiraea prunifolia

This shrub resembles a rose bush; the white flowers look beautiful over ovate leaves. The orange, yellow, and gold foliage bring color to your yard in the fall. It can reach up to eight feet tall.

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5. Black Chokeberry

Black Chokeberry plant in garden
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Botanical Name: Aronia melanocarpa

This small shrub thrives well in group planting; it can grow up to six feet tall and offer clusters of white blooms with pink stamens during spring. It favors acidic, well-draining soil.

6. Bradford Flowering Pear Tree

Bradford Flowering Pear Tree in front garden

Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’

This tree with white flowers is an ideal choice for both front and back lawns; it can grow up to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide. It also produces hard fruits that birds enjoy.

7. Bigleaf Magnolia

Bigleaf Magnolia tree
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Botanical Name: Magnolia macrophylla

This North American native tree produces the largest leaf that can get up to 12-36 inches long and ivory-hued blooms. The tree grows up to 30-40 feet tall.

8. Buttonbush

Buttonbush tree in yard
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Botanical Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native to Chicago and the eastern U.S., this medium to large suckering bush can reach up to 12 feet tall and wide. The pin-cushion-like white-scented blooms occur in June.

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9. Cleveland Pear Tree

Cleveland Pear Tree front of horse stable
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Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’

This tree starts growing in a pyramidal shape and becomes oval with time; it grows up to 25-30 feet. Clusters of white flowers appear in April and the 14-16 feet wide tree.

10. Carolina Silverbell

flowering Carolina Silverbell tree
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Botanical Name: Halesia carolina

Native to southeast regions of the U.S., in the Smoky Mountains, this small to medium-sized plant grows up to 40 feet tall. During spring, the tree produces clusters of white bell-shaped pendulous flowers.

11. California Buckeye

blooming California Buckeye plant

Botanical Name: Aesculus californica

This tree can reach up to 10-20 feet tall and produces creamy-white flower spikes. It lives on slopes and canyons. The California Buckeye can tolerate droughts.

12. ‘Donald Wyman’ Crabapple

Donald Wyman’ Crabapple tree in garden
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Botanical Name: Malus ‘Donald Wyman’

This tree appreciates full sun and well-draining acidic soil; it grows up to 15-20 feet high and 20-25 feet wide. From April, pink buds open and offer fragrant white blooms with yellow centers.

13. Kousa Dogwood

Kousa Dogwood tree flowering
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Botanical Name: Cornus kousa

Also known as Japanese Dogwood, this tree is more aesthetic and disease-resistant than other Dogwoods. It blooms from May to June and produces four-petaled white flowers.

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14. Fringe Tree

Fringe Tree plant in yard

Botanical Name: Chionanthus virginicus

This low-maintenance tree from the eastern U.S. produces 6-inch long clusters of fringe-like white blooms around May or June. In late summer, black-blue fruit appears, which birds love.

15. Giant Dogwood

Giant Dogwood tree
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Botanical Name: Cornus controversa

Native to China and Japan, the giant dogwood can reach up to 35-40 feet in height. It favors plenty of sunlight and some shade. This tree is loved for its clusters of small white flowers over green leaves.

16. Japanese Crepe Myrtle Japanese Crepe Myrtle tree near fence

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia subcostata var. fauriei

This medium-sized tree grows well in tropical and temperamental climates. It shows off frilly white blooms over green leaves. Japanese Crepe Myrtle is deer-resistant.

17. Horse Chestnut Horse Chestnut tree in office garden

Botanical Name: Aesculus hippocastanum

This large deciduous tree offers clusters of white blooms in May; it attains a maximum height of 50-75 feet tall and 40-65 feet wide. It grows best in well-draining, moist soil.

18. Japanese Lilac

Japanese Lilac flowering tree beside pathway
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Botanical Name: Syringa reticulata

It is a suitable choice to line your patio or pathway; the Japanese lilac can grow up to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide. In June, scented creamy white blooms occur on the tree.

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19. Japanese Snowbell

Japanese Snowbell plant in front yard
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Botanical Name: Styrax japonicus

The Japanese snowball features mildly scented white bell-shaped blooms with yellow seed pods in May or June. During the fall, the foliage turns yellow and then red.

20. Kobus Magnolia

Kobus Magnolia tree near pond
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Botanical Name: Magnolia kobus

This small shrub or large pyramid-shaped tree offers cup-shaped white blossoms in March. It grows up to 25-30 feet tall.

21. Natal Plum

Natal PlumNatal Plum near woundrywall
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Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa

Natal plum trees thrive near the coast as they like salty and windy areas. You can grow this versatile tree with white flowers in planters or ground.

22. Natchez Crape Myrtle Tree

Natchez Crape Myrtle Tree front of porch garden
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Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’

‘Natchez’ is a fast-growing tree; it can be used as a screen tree for pathways. It displays clusters of white blossoms from summer to fall.

23. Orange Jasmine

Orange Jasmine plant in garden

Botanical Name: Murraya paniculata

This tree can be started indoors; as a landscape screen, it can reach up to 8-12 feet tall. It produces one-inch scented white blooms over shiny evergreen leaves on twisting branches.

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24. Pee Gee Hydrangea

Pee Gee Hydrangea with white flower

Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’

This fast-growing, large shrub or small tree shows off clusters of large, round-white blooms. The leaves turn purple-pink during summer. It can tolerate a range of climates.

25. Northern CatalpaNorthern Catalpa tree

Botanical Name: Catalpa speciosa

This tall tree produces heart-shaped leaves; it starts blooming after seven years after planting. The white trumpet-shaped blossoms appear in late spring.

26. Black Locust

stunning Black Locust tree

Botanical Name: Robinia pseudoacacia

This filler tree grows up to 30-50 tall and 20-35 wide. It offers clusters of fragrant white blossoms in late spring to early summer. In fall, dark blue-green foliage turns yellow.

27. ServiceberryServiceberry plant near parking

Botanical Name: Amelanchier canadensis

Serviceberry is a deciduous tree; it sports clusters of white blooms from March to April. It can grow up to 15-25 feet tall. The foliage turns red-gold in the fall, making it more appealing to look at.

28. Royal White Redbud Royal White Redbud in garden

Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis f. alba ‘Royal White’

As the name sounds, this beautiful tree boasts heart-shaped leaves that appear after blooms finish flowering. It grows up to 15-25 feet tall in a vase shape.

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29. Southern MagnoliaSouthern Magnolia tree

Botanical Name: Magnolia grandiflora

Southern Magnolia can grow up to 80 feet tall and features white 12-inch cup-size scented blooms in spring to mid-summer. Grow it in grassy areas to avoid messy sidewalks due to falling seeds.

30. Sourwood

Sourwood tree near wooden fence
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Botanical Name: Oxydendrum arboreum

This pollinator tree grows up to 30 feet tall with 20 feet of spread; during early summer, it displays fragrant white blossoms on drooping stalks that look like the Lilies of the Valley.

31. Spring Snow CrabappleSpring Snow Crabapple near shop

Botanical Name: Malus ‘Spring Snow’

‘Spring Snow’ does not produce fruits; it offers white flowers with fan-like petals and pale yellow stamen in the spring. It grows up to 20-25 feet tall and 5-20 feet wide.

32. Star Magnolia

white flower Star Magnolia plant

Botanical Name: Magnolia stellata

The Star Magnolia is a small tree or large shrub known for its delicate, star-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring.

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33. Sweet Tea

Sweet Tea plant

Botanical Name: Gordlinia grandiflora

From July to September, this tree displays flat white blossoms with yellow stamens that look like egg yolk. It can reach up to 30 feet tall and 15 feet wide.

34. Sweet Sugar Tyme CrabappleSweet Sugar Tyme Crabapple tree in sun light

Botanical Name: Malus ‘Swesutyzam’

This tree is a suitable choice for small landscapes or next to sidewalks; the pale pink buds open in white blooms.

35. Sweetbay MagnoliaSweetbay Magnolia in porch garden

Botanical Name: Magnolia virginiana

The sweet bay magnolia is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub or tree; it can grow up to 10-35 feet tall with the same spread. It offers scented creamy white blossoms.

36. Washington HawthornBlooming with white flower Washington Hawthorn tree

Botanical Name: Crataegus phaenopyrum

This compact tree can be used as a privacy screen in your yard; it grows up to 25-30 feet tall. It boasts clusters of white blooms.

37. Tor’ SpireaBeautiful Tor’ Spirea plant

Botanical Name: Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’

This shrub offers clusters of small white blooms in mid to late spring. The tree grows best in well-draining soil and full sunlight.

38. White Angel’s Trumpet

White Angel’s Trumpet plant in back yard

Botanical Name: Brugmansia spp

White Angel’s Trumpet blooms resemble the bell of a trumpet, and the large white blossoms appear in the mid-summer to fall. It can reach up to 20 feet tall.

39. White Dogwood

Big White Dogwood tree
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Botanical Name: Cornus florida

This popular tree sports snowy white blooms in the spring over the leaves that turn red-purple in the fall. It can grow up to 25 feet tall.

40. Yoshino Cherry TreeYoshino Cherry Tree

Botanical Name: Prunus × yedoensis

Yoshino cherry tree is also famous as the Japanese flowering cherry; this drought-resistant cultivar displays white-pink blooms. It can reach up to 50 feet tall and 40 feet wide.

41. White Rose of SharonWhite Rose of Sharon plant flowering

Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodtwo’

This short vase-shaped tree has multiple stems; it can reach up to 5-8 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. It flowers from June to September.

42. White Eastern Redbud

White Eastern Redbud plant

Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis

This small multi-trunked tree forms a round-shaped canopy and displays plenty of white blooms. It can reach up to 15-25 feet tall and 15-25 feet wide.

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43. White Snow Fountains® Weeping CherryWhite Snow Fountains® Weeping Cherry near pathway

Botanical Name: Prunus x Snofozam

This ornamental cherry tree grows up to 8-15 feet tall and 5-12 feet wide. Bees and butterflies love the five-petaled white blooms.

44. Seven-Son Flower

Seven-Son Flower near gate
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Botanical Name: Heptacodium miconioides

The Seven Son Flower Tree flowers at the end of August; the white blooms are loved by pollinators like bees and butterflies.

45. Autumn Flowering Cherry

full bloom Autumn Flowering Cherry tree

Botanical Name: Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis

This fast-growing cherry tree stands out with beautiful pink buds and white blooms in the warm fall season and blossoms fully in the spring. It grows up to 20-30 feet tall and 15-30 feet wide.

46. Chinese Fringe Tree

Chinese Fringe Tree with white flower
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Botanical Name: Chionanthus retusus

Similar to the American Fringe tree, this small deciduous tree displays clusters of white blooms in spring. It reaches up to 40 feet tall but usually attains a height of up to 15-20 feet.

47. Anjou PearAnjou Pear tree in garden

Botanical Name: Pyrus communis ‘D’Anjou’

This pear tree is loved for clusters of white blooms in the spring, followed by fruit later in the season. The deep green leaves turn deep purple in the fall.

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48. Bartlett Pear

Bartlett Pear tree

Botanical Name: Pyrus communis ‘Williams’

Bartlett Pear comes from the Rosaceae family; it provides tasty fruits and features white blooms in the early spring.

49. Benton Cherry

Benton Cherry tree flowering with white flower

Botanical Name: Prunus avium

This self-pollinating tree belongs to the Rosaceae family; the white blooms occur in the mid to late season, with a cherry harvest coming in late June.

50. Pure White Crape Myrtle

Pure White Crape Myrtle in back yard

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia ‘Pure White’

This gorgeous, low-maintenance tree offers bright white flowers over dark green leaves. It grows to 10-12 feet tall and 6-10 feet wide.

51. Euphorbia Diamond Frost

Euphorbia Diamond Frost plants

Botanical Name: Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’

This tender perennial is grown as an annual in most areas; the tiny white blooms appear at the top of the canopy from spring to frost.

52. White Powder Puff

White Powder Puff plant inside campus
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Botanical Name: Calliandra haematocephylla alba

This flowering shrub has a long blooming season; the white puffs appear in the short days of the year from early winter to spring.

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