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List of small columnar flowering cherry trees
A selection of small flowering cherry trees with a columnar habit.
2 varieties
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Growth habit
- Columnar / Fastigiate
Height after 10 years
- 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Category
- Flowering cherry trees
Category
- Japanese flowering cherry trees
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Categories
Cercis (Redbud) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
2
Flowering cherry trees
2
Stock availability
All
2
Available to pre-order
2
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
2-year
2
3-year
Top-worked
Multi-stem
Available as
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
Average
1
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS Award of Garden Merit
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
2
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
1
Scented foliage
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
2
Upright
1
Upright-spreading
1
Spreading
4
Weeping
3
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
2
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
4
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
1
Prune after flowering
1
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
1
Coastal site
Air pollution
Identification
Flower colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
2
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
1
April
May
1
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
2
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
1
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
1
Portugal
Spain
South Korea
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
1
RHS perfect for pollinators
1
Annual cycle
Deciduous
2
Evergreen
Varieties list
Flowering cherry tree
Albertii
Albertii is a compact flowering cherry, with prolific white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus padus
Flowering cherry tree
Felix Jury
This is the Formosan cherry, featuring crimson pink blossom in early spring.
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus campanulata