Japanese Lantern

Japanese Lantern is an improved form of the popular Japanese flowering cherry Fugenzo. It features an intense display of double flowers (each containing more than 30 petals). The flowers hang in clusters - said to resemble lanterns.

The scented double blossom changes colour, beginning a creamy-green colour, then becoming pure white, then taking on pink hues. It also has some frost resistance.

The young leaves are a coppery-green, turning green over the summer, and then taking on orange tints in the autumn.

Like its relative Fugenzo, Japanese Lantern is an attractive medium-sized tree with a graceful spreading habit.

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Japanese Lantern flowering cherry trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• 2-year pot-grown tree £75.50

  In a 12L pot
  Large size (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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Delivery from week commencing 12th January onwards.

How to grow

Japanese Lantern is a generally healthy tree, and suitable for growing throughout the UK.

History

Japanese Lantern was developed in conjunction with the Frank P Matthews nursery in the UK, and won the "Best in Show" award at the HTA National Plant Show in June 2025. Its full name is Sumaura Fugenzo Japanese Lantern.

Japanese Lantern characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAttractive tree / plantAutumn foliage colourScented flowers
• Growth habitSpreading / Flat-topped
• Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
• Growth rateAverage
• Flower colourWhitePink - lightPinkCream
• Flower formDouble flower (25-50 petals)
• Flowering monthMarch
• Leaf colourGreen
• Leaf colour - autumnOrange / Gold
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Annual cycleDeciduous

Similar varieties

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  Fugenzo
  A traditional double-flowered Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Kofugen.

How to choose a flowering cherry tree

We list more than 70 different flowering cherry trees. Choosing can be difficult! Our article explaining the different characteristics of flowering cherries might help narrow down the selection.