{"id":864,"date":"2024-02-19T07:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arborhilltrees.com\/blog\/?p=864"},"modified":"2024-02-19T07:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:20:56","slug":"what-trees-smell-good-in-the-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arborhilltrees.com\/blog\/what-trees-smell-good-in-the-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"What Trees Smell Good in the Spring?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The weather is warming up as the winter fades away. When spring arrives, the air fills with the scent of plants, flowers, and trees that smell good in the yard and neighborhood. If you\u2019re thinking about planting trees in your yard this season, the fragrance they emit is something to consider.<\/p>\n

What Trees Smell Good in the Spring?<\/h2>\n

Roaming through the yard, breathing the fragrant aromas of your trees, is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. Keep reading to learn more about which trees smell the best in the spring.<\/p>\n

Golden Chain Tree<\/h3>\n

The Golden Chain packs a powerful scent that\u2019s pleasing to the senses. The tree blooms in the spring, shooting beautiful golden flower colors. The effect is short-lived, and the flowers fall off shortly after arriving.<\/p>\n

The tree won\u2019t replace them during the summer, so consider that when planning your landscaping design. The Golden Chain grows 12 to 30 feet tall in zones 7 to 11.<\/p>\n

Purple Leaf Sandcherry<\/h3>\n

Consider this flowering beauty if you prefer a smaller tree for the yard. The white flowering blooms are beautifully scented, appearing mid-spring, and the fruits attract many birds to the yard.<\/p>\n

This tree grows to 10 feet tall and has a spread of eight feet. The flowers start with a pink hue and fade to white as the season progresses.<\/p>\n

Cherry Plums (Prunus cerasifera)<\/h3>\n

This tree grows to 25 feet, and the flowers bloom in April. It has a wonderful fruity cherry scent. Shorter cultivars are available if you want a smaller tree to fit in your yard. However, the shorter varieties look more like shrubs than trees, and you\u2019ll need to prune the lower branches to give them a tree-like look.<\/p>\n

American Wisteria<\/h3>\n

There are several species of wisteria, and it\u2019s a climbing woody vine with very fragrant flowering blooms in the spring. You can train this vine to look like a tree and cultivate it to fit any space in the yard, growing up to 40 feet tall. The Asian varieties are the most fragrant, but they\u2019re also invasive.<\/p>\n

Sweetbay Magnolia<\/h3>\n

The Sweetbay flowers in the late spring, and produce flowers with a sweet fragrance of lemon. It ranges in size according to the growing space it has available. The tree can reach heights ranging between 15 to 100 feet, depending on the growing zone. This tree grows well in full sun but grows as a shrub in colder climates and as an evergreen tree in warmer regions.<\/p>\n

Apple Trees<\/h3>\n

There are 50 varieties in this cultivar, ranging from dwarf trees to 30-foot giants. The trees emit sweetly scented flowers, producing edible fruit while attracting birds to the yard. The Malus domestica \u201cHoneycrisp\u201d cultivar grows edible apples and rises to 20 feet tall with the same spread.<\/p>\n

Canadian Hemlock<\/h3>\n

This fragrant tree is super tall, growing up to 130 feet high. It\u2019s a good choice for larger estates. It doesn\u2019t flower but gets its scent from the evergreen needles, producing a pine aroma that travels far distances in the yard.<\/p>\n

This conifer is a great choice for northern regions as they do well in cold weather. Plus, they allow for harvesting of the boughs to create Christmas decorations.<\/p>\n

The Home Gardener<\/h3>\n

When selecting flowering trees that smell good for a home garden most will appreciate the ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, however, you must also consider the following:<\/p>\n