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Flowering redbud and dogwood in front of single story home.

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flowering quince

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Cherry tree with weeping branches full of pink blossoms

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Red dragon Japanese maple tree next to white boulders and bright green bush

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Closeup of white flowers on a sargent crabapple tree

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Harry lauder’s walking stick shrub with twisted stems

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Merlot redbud in bloom.

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Dwarf Alberta tree on gravel ground in front of other evergreen trees

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Powder puff tree or calliandra in bloom.

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Star magnolia tree dried branches with white flowers

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American fringe tree or Chionanthus virginicus in bloom.

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Pagoda dogwood tree branches with small white flower clumps

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