Small tree for a pot

I live in the midlands and currently have a tiny garden but would really love a tree with pretty blossom. I'd like to grow this in a pot/container at the moment but it could possibly be transplanted when I move somewhere with a larger house. The garden is very sunny but there is a shady bit at the bottom of the garden. It can get a bit windy but it's not generally too exposed. Any ideas? I was looking at some of the dwarf cherries but didn't know whether there would be something more suitable. Not fussed about fruit bearing, more keen on blossom.

Thanks.

 

Hi abbiecadabra : )
U could try an amelanchier. They r sweet little tree's . Actually I think they might be a tall shrub but they r very tree like in form . The flower in spring . usually white but the amelanchier 'Robin Hill' starts off pink , fading to white later . The leaves r smallish and r a pale copper colour as they emerge . Green for the summer and coloured again in the autumn. Its not very dense but a delicate looking little gem . C if u can find some pictures on-line , u will be enchanted. As an aside, the fruits r edible ! : )

 

Hi Lots of choice but if you want blosom then I would choose
Fugi Cherry the name to look for is : Kojo-no- mi
I have one growing in a pot bush shape and I have another half standard growing in the border .
It has crinkly branches and stunning white /pink blosom
Have a google to find a picture my bush one I grow in a 16 inch , 6inches high bowl so looks like a bonsai but bigger if you get my drift ???
Realy hardy and tough but keep well watered over the summer
the strange thing is they are both the same plant but one is more pinker than the other but both put on a amazing show.

Spruce

 

Thank you for your advice. I managed to find a little 2ft kojo no mai at my local garden centre for £8.99 so it's now looking happy on my patio! The amelanchier mentioned also looks lovely but I couldn't find one! Will keep an eye out though!

 

I bought a small flowering cherry grafted on a 'dwarf' root stock about 10 years ago; it was 99p from Bridgemere Garden Centre in Cheshire. It's been in a small stone pot (about 2lt) every since, it's about 18" tall and well branched now, having grown about 6-8" in 10 years!!!. This year it looked more stunning than ever.

Worth keeping an eye for something similar.

 

Good for you realy pleased not a bad price mine and not that easy to get hols off, mine was a B&Q reject for 50 pence about 6 years ago I felt so sorry for it and with a bit of tender care has well earned its place in my garden well actualy on the patio table , just make sure it doesnt dry out in the summer.
I grow in John innes no 3 ( I go on about this all the time added grit to mix in ) but if you are keeping in the pot it does the trick , I put slow realease fertiliser once a year (now it has finished flowering) and if needed put some more gravel round the top I do have a seedling as well that germinated two years ago so if it sets seeds you have a go at growing them .

Spruce