Botanical Name: Common Names:
Prunus hybrida Okame 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)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Park And Gardens, Roundabouts / Splitters, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot, Shade Tree
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
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, 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: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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