Botanical Name: Prunus hybrida Okame
Common Names: Japanese Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Trees Oval, Rounded, Upright
Description:
One of many great upright rounded flowering cherries, this one is a single flowering rosy pink form that produces a mass of flowers in Spring, upright growth when young that will spread with age. New leaves are lush green that mature to orange/red autumn tones, great to use as a street tree or feature. Grows approx. 9m tall x 7m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Flowers best in full sun. Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Improve the soil with compost before planting and mulch well. Will not tolerate boggy or waterlogged sites. Requires protection from strong winds.
Plant Care
Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Orange, Red
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: TBA
Drought: TBA
Frost: Moderate
Wind: TBA
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