flowering cherry

I've always wanted a flowering cherry tree and found a really nice Prunus Autumnalis. Not sure if these would do well here in north Texas? They say up to zone 8, but with our heat, I wasn't sure. Anybody else have experience with them in similar climate or area?

Hi all Just bought a nice little stock cherry tree and want to thicken the trunk this season to make a nice little Bonsai so wondered if I could get a few little pointers of where to make the cuts I think this will be the front and the left hand branch the main trunk leader ....

Should I prune it now (end of summer here) or should I wait for the winter?

Local club was selling bareroot flowering cherry trees fairly cheap, 8 bucks for trees about 10 feet tall, 1"-2" diameter trunks. They are grafted onto bases with diameters of about 4". They have already leafed out, and have blossoms, and have no branches on the lower 2-3 feet of trunk. My...