Glenwood Orchard. Glenwood Orchard is located in the beautiful Glenwood hills area of Glenwood City in Eastern St. Croix County, Wisconsin. We are about 45 minutes east of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota and 45 minutes West of Eau Claire, Wisconsin ~ just eight miles North of the I-94 interstate highway.
Not all early spring blooming trees are regarded as ornamental, such as red maples or birches, but still their flowers provide visual interest and some color. Large shrubs that have a tree-like form also provide excellent early spring flower color.
Fast Growing Shade Tree With Amazing Spring Blooms. Related to the Royal Empress tree,the Northern Catalpa tree, Catalpa speciosa, is also a fast growing tree with amazing spring blooms. It would be outstanding as a unique, ornamental shade tree. Large, showy white, trumpet-shaped flowers will puit on quite a show in late spring.