Spring 2021
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List of small cherry blossom trees
A selection of small flowering cherry trees (2m-3m mature height).
11 varieties
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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
5
Evergreen trees
1
Crab-apple trees
4
Flowering apricots
1
Flowering cherry trees
10
Japanese flowering cherries
1
Hawthorn trees
1
Syringa (Lilac) trees
2
Liquidambar trees
1
Magnolia trees
1
Stock availability
All
11
In stock
1
Not in stock
10
Available form
1-year
2-year
3-year
Top-worked
1
Multi-stem
Spindlebush
Available as
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
6
Average
3
Experienced
Awards
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RHS Award of Garden Merit
7
RHS Award of Merit
1
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
11
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
1
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
1
Autumn foliage colour
4
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
4
Scented foliage
Winter colour
1
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
2
Upright
1
Upright-spreading
1
Spreading
4
Weeping
3
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
3
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
11
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
32
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
30
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
2
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
2
Prune after flowering
6
Prune hard
1
Growth rate
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Fast
Average
5
Slow
4
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
2
Coastal site
Air pollution
Identification
Flower colour
White
6
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
Pink - dark
4
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
8
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
1
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
1
Flowering month
January
February
2
March
5
April
3
May
1
June
1
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
8
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
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Green
1
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
3
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
4
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
2
Flowers appear first
1
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
1
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
1
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
2
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
7
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
South Korea
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
2
United States
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
3
RHS perfect for pollinators
2
Annual cycle
Deciduous
10
Evergreen
1
Varieties list
Flowering cherry tree
Albertii
Albertii is a compact flowering cherry, with prolific white blossom.
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus padus
Flowering apricot
Beni-chidori
This form of the flowering apricot has scented pink blossom which appears early in the spring.
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flowering month: February
Prunus mume
Flowering cherry tree
Collingwood Ingram
An outstanding small flowering cherry, with deep pink blossom and attractive autumn colour.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
Flowering cherry tree
Felix Jury
This is the Formosan cherry, featuring crimson pink blossom in early spring.
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus campanulata
Flowering cherry tree
Frilly Frock
TM
A small weeping ornamental cherry tree, ideal for small gardens.
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
Japanese flowering cherry tree
Kiku-shidare-zakura
This is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Prunus
Flowering cherry tree
Mikinori
Mikinori is a classic early-flowering Fuji cherry tree, with red autumn leaf colours.
Growth habit: Spreading
Flower colour: White
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus incisa
Flowering cherry tree
Myrtifolia
The Portuguese Laurel forms a small spreading tree, easy to grow, and ideal for patios.
Growth habit: Spreading
Flower colour: White
Prunus lusitanica
Flowering cherry tree
Oshidori Princesse
A small ornamental cherry with double white flowers, and autumn leaf colours.
Growth habit: Spreading
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus incisa
Flowering cherry tree
Pendula
A small graceful weeping Fuji cherry, with small single white flowers.
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus incisa
Flowering cherry tree
Praecox
A small and hardy winter-flowering cherry, ideal for winter colour and small gardens.
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Growth habit: Spreading
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus incisa