Some good choices for forcing include serviceberry (Amelanchier), magnolia (Magnolia), flowering quince (Chaenomeles), forsythia (Forsythia), crabapple or apple (Malus), flowering pear (Pyrus), flowering cherry (Prunus), spring-flowering witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis), lilac (Syringa), viburnum (Viburnum), Cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornus mas) and redbud (Cercis).