Where to begin?

Flowering cherry truly are beautiful trees, and fast growing. But low maintenance they are not. I mean, you can ignore the tree, but then chances are fairly high the tree could die in 10-15 years from insects or disease. You just have to check once or twice a year to make sure the tree is doing ok, and apply the appropriate treatment for any problems.

Can I recommend crabapple? Particularly the varieties 'Brandywine' and 'Scarlet Brandywine' have beautiful double-flowering blossoms. The Northwestern variety 'Pink Cloud' is like having roses on your tree.

For anyone who lives in Southern California or Southern Florida, I would recommend taking a look at the "yellow cotton tree" (Cochlospermum religiosum). The double-flowering ornamental cultivar does not produce any troublesome seeds.

You're linking to photos without attribution.

Sid, is it wetter or dry?

Eastern redbud is one that has come up a bit lately. Maybe a crepe myrtle. Here they are perennials. I am jealous lol.

Oh, when I hover over or click on the links I can tell who took them or at least where they are hosted.

When folks want a cherry tree, I always recommend Prunus sargentii.

tj

That is a nice tree, tsugajunkie.

So, Dumb Question Time, I presume it is grafted? How nice if they grew true from a seed.