Looking to buy a cherry blossom tree or crepe myrtle in the NOLA area.

Bantings (Westbank) should have what you are looking for..

All that's going to do is make them send up tons of small, weak branches which will bend over when they bloom. It certainly won't kill them. Looks stupid, as well. Either kill 'em or prune them properly. Unless you like them looking stupid.

+1 to Bantings, and Perinos on Vets. Also try the Plant Gallery on Airline.
Crape myrtles are great small/medium trees. Yes, they will lose leaves in winter and drop flowers in summer. But they provide some nice fall color, shade, and have attractive bark.

Flowering cherries don’t do well this far south. But a reputable nursery won’t stock trees that don’t perform here.

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This is the only good crepe myrtle

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I have to agree...I call them Crap Myrtle..
Flowers stain..Weak root system..Weak limbs.

Perino's on Vets in Metairie. Near Causeway. Not the cheapest but they have good stuff and are very informed about care and upkeep if you ask. I believe they deliver but not sure the cost.

I’d get a Japanese Magnolia before either of these two plants.