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List of large cherry blossom trees

A selection of large flowering cherry trees (up to 6m+ mature height).

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Accolade
An impressive spreading ornamental cherry tree, with light pink double-flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Awards: RHS AM
Prunus sargentii x subhirtella
Amanogawa
A popular columnar flowering cherry, also known as the Flagpole Cherry.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: May
- Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Awards: RHS AM
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Asano
Prunus Asano is a compact Japanese flowering cherry, notable for its intense deep pink blossom, featuring up to 100 petals per flower.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flowering month: May
- Flower form: Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Beni-yutaka
Beni-yutaka is a pink blossom tree, which also features attractive red autumnal leaves.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Candy Floss
A Japanese flowering cherry, notable for its large pink double flowers.
- Flower colour: Pink
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: May
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Chocolate Ice
Named after the copper-brown colour of the young leaves which contrast with the large white flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Crimson PointeTM
A purple-leaved flowering plum tree, which grows with an upright compact form.
- Flower colour: White
- Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x cerasifera
Fugenzo
A traditional double-flowered Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Kofugen.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: May
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Hanagasa Pink Parasol
A modern Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Pink Parasol, which features large double-flower pink blossom.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Hokusai
Hokusai is a traditional Japanese pink blossom cherry tree.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Ichiyo
An attractive medium-sized Japanese cherry blossom tree, with classic double shell pink flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Jacqueline
Prunus Jacqueline is a new flowering cherry, featuring stunning pink blossom and superb autumn colours.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus x sargentii
Japanese Lantern
Japanese Lantern features creamy white / pink double-blossom, and autumn leaf colours.
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: White
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower colour: Pink
- Flower colour: Cream
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Kanzan
Kanzan (or Kwanzan) is one of the most popular Japanese flowering cherries, well-suited to the UK climate.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Awards: RHS AM
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Nigra
A popular flowering cherry-plum tree, with dark purple leaves and pale pink blossom.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus cerasifera
Pink Perfection
The definitive pink blossom tree, offers a long-lasting display of pink double flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flowering month: May
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Plena
A form of the native English wild cherry, featuring which has double white flowers rather than single flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus avium
Prunus avium
The native "Gean" or "Mazzard" cherry, makes an attractive woodland tree.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus avium
Prunus Gyoiko
Gyoiko is a pleasing Japanese flowering cherry tree, featuring unusual cream-coloured blossom.
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flowering month: May
- Flower colour: Cream
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Prunus Horinji
A small upright flowering cherry tree with large pink-tinted white blossom.
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Prunus rufa
This is the Himalayan cherry, notable for its attractive exfoliating bark, and hairy young shoots.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus rufa
Prunus sargentii
Sargent's Cherry is an impressive ornamental cherry, scoring highly for blossom, autumn colour, and its attractive form.
- Flower colour: Pink
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Awards: RHS AM
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus sargentii
Royal Burgundy
Royal Burgundy is a flowering cherry with striking red purple foliage combined with double pink flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Royal Flame®
A flowering cherry with profuse white blossom in spring and outstanding fiery autumn colours.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
Schmittii
A flowering cherry which is useful for public spaces on account of its conical form and attractive bark.
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus avium x Prunus canascens
Shirofugen
Shirofugen is a traditional Japanese flowering cherry with large double-white flowers, also known as Fugenzo.
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: May
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus serrulata
Shirotae
Prunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Prunus
Shizuka - Fragrant Cloud
A Japanese flowering cherry with large fragrant bright white blossom, and strong autumn colours.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: May
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Shogetsu - Blushing Bride
One of the loveliest of the white-blossom Japanese flowering cherries.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: May
- Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow / Crimson
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Somei-Yoshino
The Somei-Yoshino cherry with its graceful wide-spreading branches and large white flowers is the definitive Japanese flowering cherry.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x yedoensis
Spring Glow
Spring Glow is a stunning sight in early spring, with its large deep pink single flowers, followed by dark purple foliage.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x persicoides
Starlight
A flowering cherry with star-shaped flowers. Winner of the Plant of the Year award at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Awards: RHS Plant of the Year
Prunus
Sunset Boulevard
A large flowering cherry tree with a distinctive columnar form, and large single white flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Prunus
Tai-haku
A traditional Japanese flowering cherry, known as the "Great White Cherry" and notable for its very large single white flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Flower colour: White
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Awards: RHS AM
Prunus serrulata
Ukon
A very attractive Japanese blossom tree, with unique cream-coloured flowers.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flowering month: May
- Flower colour: Cream
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
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