Blossom tree

[cattaxi]

Hello! I wonder if any of Mumsnets wise gardeners can help.
I always said that when we got our forever home, I would love a blossoming tree to remind me of the one in my beloved grandmothers house. I have no idea what kind it was - I remember silvery bark and lovely blossom.
We are finally here and I’d love to get something in the ground ASAP. I’m open to anything really, as long as it will blossom in spring. Our garden is pretty sunny - all morning in the front and all afternoon at the back.
I really have t a clue where to start, and can’t go to a garden centre right now. Has anyone got any recommendations of what I could get and where online I could buy?
This means a lot to me and I’ll be very grateful for your help.

What colour blossom are you looking for?

What colour was the blossom?

Oops, great minds think alike!

Whoops! Forgot that important detail. It was pink. I’m happy for it to be pink or white, whatever would grow best.
Thanks!

Flowering cherry is very popular, they get absolutely loads of flowers every spring and the leaves turn beautiful colours in autumn.

Exochorda the Bride always Blossoms at this time of year. I bought one for my DiL when she had her first daughter. They share an April birthday and it alway flowers then.

Some flowering cherries are very wide and low, others a more normal tree shape.
What space do you have OP?

That looks really pretty @Pinkywoo.
Will look at that too, thanks @florentina1.
We gave enough space for a normal tree shape @HennyPenny4, but probably not for something Too wide.
Any suggestions about where to buy? Google is giving me a million options!

I buy most of my plants from Crocus. They give a 2 year no question guarantee. They are really good plants and beautifully packed.

Don’t do what I did, with my first order, and battle your way into the box. There is a ‘pull’ at the bottom for ease of unpacking.

I had a garden makeover two years ago and have spent hundreds with them. I have never had a bad plant.

for whatever tree you are thinking of getting, look it up on the RHS plant search website

www.rhs.org.uk/plants/search-form

check how big it grows (will it fit in the space) and if it is tolerant of frost and drought etc.