Blossom Tree

[TokyoSushi]

I know that I'm too late for this years blossom but I'd really love a blossom tree for our garden for my birthday in a couple of weeks. I know nothing about them, other than they are absolutely beautiful! Please could somebody point me in the right direction of what to ask for?

Ornamental cherry trees have nice blossom. Apple trees do too.

Thank you, ideally I'd like one of those with loads of pink flowers. Any help with what they're called/where to get one from would be amazing!

A trawl of Mumsnet suggested a website called Crocus but there's loads of options on there...

A tree which is often recommended on 'Gardeners Question Time' is an 'amelenchior', otherwise known as a 'bird cherry'. The trouble with the pink double flowered cherries you refer to is their lack of additional benefits. Stunning for 2 weeks out of 52, and then pretty uneventful for the next 50. And if you add in the possibility of frost(brown perals) or wind (no blossom as its blown away) then it could be a pretty limited time of interest, albeit spectacular if it happens. An amelenchior has beautiful, more dainty (tasteful?) blossom (but with the inherent danger of frost/high wind), black fruits in July (blackbirds love them) fantastic autumn colour, so 8-10 weeks of interest. I have 2. Love them. On the crocus site (they are good, but as with everything you get what you pay for, so they are not cheap) just type in 'amelenchior'.
Apologies for long reply.

I have an ornamental cherry I planted last year but it looks to have failed

www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/best-trees-for-blossom

ornamental cherries are nice but check the eventual size some get very big.

if you have a smaller garden I’d put in a crab apple or eating cherry tree.

Thanks so much everybody, really helpful!

I love a magnolia tree. Beautiful big blossoms and just lovely. My neighbour has a purple one but I think they’re more common in white.