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List of the best columnar flowering cherry trees

Flowering cherry blossom trees with a columnar (fastigiate) habit.

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  • Albertii flowering cherry tree
    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

  • Amanogawa japanese flowering cherry
    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

  • Crimson Pointe flowering cherry tree
    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

  • Felix Jury flowering cherry tree
    Felix Jury is a form of 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

  • Prunus himalaica flowering cherry tree
    A flowering cherry, but grown primarily for the stunning copper striped bark.
    • Flower colour: White
    • Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
    • Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
    Prunus himalaica

  • Prunus litigiosa flowering cherry tree
    A columnar flowering cherry, often called the Tassel Cherry because of unusual shape of its white flowers.
    • Flower colour: White
    • Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
    • Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
    Prunus litigiosa

  • Schmittii flowering cherry tree
    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

  • Sunset Boulevard japanese flowering cherry
    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