How did flowers evolve on both trees and plants? and Flower

How did flowers evolve on both trees and plants?

Both Trees and small plants evolved flowers. My question is which came first, the tree or the flower. If trees evolved first, then I would expect to see no flowers on trees at all, or flowers that are dramatically different from those in plants. If plants evolved flowers before trees, then I would expect to see all, or most, trees to have bright colorful flowers. So how is it that only a few trees have flowers, but small plants have flowers as well?
I am not asking to prove a religious point. I am honestly asking for curiosity sake.


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Answer by yttriumox
Trees are plants... that much should be obvious...

But, basically, flowering plants evolved well before trees. Many trees are flowering plants, and many small plants are also flowering. The differences you see are mainly due to biological necessity - most trees don't need bright colourful flowers or lots of them, and so don't have them - they breed in much different ways to the smaller plants (not relying on pollen carriers etc)

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