This is an unique bird feeder that is incredibly easy to fill and maintain. The feeder slides up and down the center pole eliminating reaching and bending. No more reaching up and taking the bird feeder off its hanger and sitting down to fill it. Just slide the hi-capacity feeder down the pole to you to fill it up. A free standing, heavy duty base allows you to locate your bird feeder just about anywhere in your patio,yard or garden.

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This one is a fragrant white bloomer in February and March in Zones 4 to 7, and December to May in Zones 8 to 9.  Sounds rather mysterious to me.

FRINGE TREE (Chionanthus virgirginicus)

It is impossible to resist caressing the wispy, tassle-like flowers of fringe trees which hang among the bare branches.  You’ll be able to reach them:  Fringe trees are typically only 10 to 20 feet tall. Their common name is Wintersweet.  They have an outsanding spicy fragrance. They are graceful planted in groves, which increases the chances of having both male and female trees: Males are said to flower more robustly; females produce small fruits attractive to birds. Fringe trees are old fashioned trees that deserve to be planted more often.  Give them a chance! Maybe you will attract some new bird varieties.   Need some winter cold.  Grow in sun or part shade.  Hardy in Zones 4 to 9.

So far, I have given you two white flowering trees and two yellow ones.  Since there is a wider color choice with this one, I suggest red.  This one is great to bring bees to your yard!

FLOWERING CRABAPPLE  (Malus)

There are more than 700 named varieties of crabapples-all prodigious bloomers that cover themselves in white, pink, or red flowers in spring.  When they bloom, bees and other pollinators make the trees fairly buzz with life. They are excellent wildlife trees.   The best crabapples for birds, are small-fruited cultivars that hold their fruit into winter such as ‘Bob White’, ‘Donald Wyman’ or ‘Red Jade’. They are beautiful small trees and most grow between 15 and 25 feet.  They do best in sunny gardens, and they are hardy and reliable.  Crabapples have stately, even dramatic structure.  They do benefit from occasional pruning.  Look for cultivars that resist blight and apple scab.  Hardy in Zones 4 to 7.

Dogwood Blosoms

Here is a small tree that fits well under larger trees, giving your yard a mature, balanced appearance.  It is especially appealing to thrushes in the fall.  Because my yard is small and I already have several trees, and I dearly love the song of the Swainson’s Thrush.  This one is on my wish list for 2010!

FLOWERING DOGWOOD (Cornus florida)

Snow white dogwood blossoms transform the landscape, blooming after the Sassafras in spring.  Woodland edges positively spring to life when they bloom.  Flowering dogwood is a “super-attractive bird tree.”  Birds find shelter and nesting sites in its branches, and you can time the fall migration by watching the berries mature; bright red berries ripen at the peak of migration for thrushes.  The biggest challenge with dogwoods can be in deciding where to plant them—they are an understory tree which means they can be grown below taller trees.   They range from 10 to 20 feet.  They have characteristic horizontal branching if they are in high shade, but they develop a full, rounded crown if in the sun.  Good drainage and air circulation are important as healthy trees resist dogwood anthracnose.  Hardy in Zones 5 to 9.  To assure hardiness, northern gardeners are advised to buy trees propagated from northern stock.

Dogwood Trees