Tree comparisons
Crab-apple trees Wedding Bouquet | Flowering cherry tree Weeping Yoshino | Flowering cherry tree Prunus serrula | |
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Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets. | A weeping form of the traditional Japanese Yoshino flowing cherry. | A popular flowering cherry tree species, The Tibetan cherry or Birch Bark cherry is well-known for its attractive bark. | |
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Growing
Crab-apple trees Wedding Bouquet | Flowering cherry tree Weeping Yoshino | Flowering cherry tree Prunus serrula | |
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Gardening skill | Beginner | Beginner | |
Awards | RHS AGM (current) | RHS AGM (former) RHS AM | |
Attractive features | Attractive flowers Attractive fruit Attractive tree / plant Variegated foliage | Attractive flowers Autumn foliage colour Scented flowers | Attractive flowers Attractive bark |
Growth habit | Upright | Weeping | Upright-spreading / Vase |
Height after 10 years | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft | |
Sunlight | Prefers full sun | ||
Pruning | Prune hard | ||
Growth rate | Average | Fast | |
Wildlife | RHS Plants for Pollinators |
Identification
Crab-apple trees Wedding Bouquet | Flowering cherry tree Weeping Yoshino | Flowering cherry tree Prunus serrula | |
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Flower colour | White | White | White |
Flower form | Single flower (5-8 petals) | Single flower (5-8 petals) | Single flower (5-8 petals) |
Flowering month | April | April | April |
Leaf colour | Green | Green | Green |
Leaf colour - autumn | Green | Orange / Red | Yellow |
Leaf/Flower sequence | Leaves appear first | ||
Fruit colour | Red - dark | ||
Fruit size | Small | ||
Fruit persistence | Persistent | ||
Country of origin | Japan | China | |
Annual cycle | Deciduous | Deciduous | Deciduous |