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PRUNUS
Commonly known as Manchurian cherry
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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DeciduousDark green leaves to 8cm (3in) long turning yellow in autumn.
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White -
Height10m (33ft) -
Spread8m (26ft)
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TreeDensely branched oval crown and peeling yellow-brown bark. Produces dense racemes, 5-8cm (2-3in) long, each with 6-10 flowers 1cm (½in) across followed by spherical, cherry-like, glossy black fruit 5mm (¼in) 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 FeaturesOrnamental bark
Pests & DiseasesAphids, caterpillars, bullfinches. Silver leaf, honey fungus, blossom wilt, bacterial canker.
Place of originNortheastern Asia. -
Flower ShapeBowl-shapedSingleRow of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf margin
Serrulate(see photos above) -
Leaf shape
Ovate
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Pruning group
Pruning group 1Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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Scented PlantsScented flowers
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Seasonal InterestAutumnSpring
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilModerately fertile
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Wildlife
Bird friendlyRabbit Resistant
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- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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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