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PRUNUS
Commonly known as Flowering almond, Rose tree of China
The family of stone fruits, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, and almonds, and a dazzling array of ornamentals, all within the greater rose family. In Japan sakura zensen (the cherry blossom front) is followed northwards and is a cause of much celebration.
Because cherry flowers bloom en masse and because of their ephemeral nature they can provide one of the best horticultural events of the year when even a modest tree can provide a snowstorm of petals, falling to cover the ground beneath.
Genus of more than 200 species of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs widely distributed in northern temperate regions and the mountains of southeastern Asia. Because of their food and ornamental value they have been transported to most parts of the world where some have become naturalised.
UK natives are P. avium, wild cherry, P. padus, bird cherry and P. spinosa, blackthorn or sloe.
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DeciduousLeaves often 3-lobed 4-8cm (1½-3in) long, dark green above, mid green and softly hairy beneath
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Shades of pinkAll shades of pink through to Carmine (red)Bright pink -
HeightTo 3m (10ft) -
SpreadSlowly to 3m (10ft)
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Tall ShrubDensely branched shrub. Produces solitary or paired flowers 2-3.5cm (¾-1½in) across, followed by spherical red fruit, 1cm (½in) across
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun
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Additional FeaturesBerriesThese plants have berries.
Pests & DiseasesAphids, caterpillars, bullfinches. Silver leaf, honey fungus, blosson wilt, bacterial canker.
Place of originChina -
Flower ShapeBowl-shaped
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Garden Location/ConditionsBorderSuitable for a large shrub borderSuitable for small gardens
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf margin
Serrate(see photos above) -
Leaf shape
EllipticBroadly elliptic(see photos above)
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Pruning group
Pruning group 4Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
When: Annually in early Spring.
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Seasonal InterestSpring
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilModerately fertile
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WildlifeRabbit Resistant
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Buy Varieties of PRUNUS
FLOWERING CHERRIES
PRUNUS 'Amanogawa'
tight columnar habit and dense clusters of semi-double pale pink flowers
PRUNUS avium
spreading wild cherry tree
Gift-wrapping available
PRUNUS avium 'Plena'
double white flowered form
PRUNUS campanulatus 'Felix Jury'
deep pink flowers with yellow stamens
Gift-wrapping available
PRUNUS x hillieri 'Spire'
conical habit with soft pink flowers in early spring
PRUNUS x incam 'Okamé'
(incisa x campanulata) - startlingly attractive carmine-red flowers early in the seaon
Gift-wrapping available
PRUNUS 'Kanzan'
the most floriferous of the double pink cherries with vigorous and quick growing habit
PRUNUS 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'
deep pink double flowering cherry with weeping habit
PRUNUS 'Kursar'
new growth coppery. Single pink flowers. Small tree with spreading habit
PRUNUS 'Pink Perfection'
one of the most attractive of all the cherries. Bright rosy pink buds opening paler pink, double
PRUNUS 'Royal Burgundy'
deep purple young foliage turning bronze in autumn. Double rose-pink flowers
PRUNUS rufa
rusty and hairy new shoots and clusters of pale pink flowers. The best aspect of this species is its peeling reddish-brown bark
PRUNUS sargentii
pale pink flowers with bronze red young foliage, brilliant autumn colours
PRUNUS serrula
beautiful polished mahogany coloured stems
PRUNUS 'Shimidsu'
('Shogetsu') - wide spreading branches and a flattened top to this attractive tree. Flowers are pink tinted in bud opening pure white all along the branches
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