Autumn 2024
Order now for delivery from week commencing 7th October for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
Pippin Trees
Home
Catalogue
Tree finder
Compare
Help
Sign-in
Contact
Home
Tree finder
Share
?
Link has been copied to clipboard.
To return to this page, with your search filters preserved, just click 'Tree Finder' on the main menu.
List of the best columnar flowering cherry trees
Flowering cherry blossom trees with a columnar (fastigiate) habit.
8 varieties
Clear all
Growth habit
- Columnar / Fastigiate
Category
- Flowering cherry trees
Category
- Japanese flowering cherry trees
View matching varieties
Categories
Amelanchier trees
1
Birch trees
1
Cercis (Redbud) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
2
Flowering cherry trees
6
Japanese flowering cherries
2
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Liquidambar trees
1
Magnolia trees
1
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
3
Our recommendations
4
Stock availability
All
8
In stock
5
Not in stock
3
Available form
1-year
2
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
2
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
1
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
8
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
2
Attractive bark
2
Attractive foliage
1
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
3
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
8
Upright
17
Upright-spreading / Vase
25
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
23
Weeping
7
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
2
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
1
Light prune
4
Prune after flowering
1
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
2
Average
3
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
1
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
1
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
5
Cream
Pink - light
2
Pink
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
7
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
1
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
1
March
2
April
4
May
2
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
7
Bronze
1
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
1
Orange / Red
1
Bronze / Purple
1
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
3
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
2
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
1
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
1
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
1
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
2
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
2
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
1
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
1
Annual cycle
Deciduous
8
Evergreen
View selection criteria
Varieties list
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
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
Crimson Pointe
TM
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
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
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
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
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
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