Northeast Gardening: I need your help; tree selection, 1 by venu209

venu209 wrote:
We had a mulberry tree removed the other day and now I need to choose a replacement tree. We know we're going to spend mucho bucks, so I really want to make sure it's a tree I like and the tree likes this zone. A flowering tree would be nice, but not a deal breaker if it's not a flowering tree. No more than 40-50 feet mature height, no less than 15, deciduous. We know it will be expensive because we want it fairly large upon purchasing it. It will provide privacy between our deck and the neighbors so we need to start at 10 foot minimum. If anyone can offer suggestions on what works or, more importantly, what doesn't work, it would be appreciated. I'm leaning toward Forest Pansy Redbud right now, but I read that it is weak limbed. HELP!

ps.....any tree that drips berries is out, out, out of the question!!