Article: Spring blossom dreams.(flowering trees for Rocky Mountain States)(Brief Article)

To make them come true, choose mountain-hardy flowering trees this winter

Now that falling leaves have given way to snowflakes, a mountain gardener's thoughts naturally turn to spring and fresh planting possibilities. Soon the New Year's mail will bring a new crop of plant catalogs filled with tempting color photographs, including those of deciduous spring-flowering trees. But trees that bloom beautifully on paper may be miserable candidates for mountain gardens, where high elevations, subzero cold, and late frosts exert tremendous stress on plants.

Which flowering trees are best for the mountain West? We asked growers and nursery staffs from Colorado ...

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