Spring Snow is a Japanese flowering cherry, with small spreading proportions, and a good choice for the smaller garden.
The pretty flowers start from pink buds but quickly become showy double-flowered blossoms, contrasting with bare branches.
The leaves appear after the blossom, and have a coppery colour, with golden tints in the autumn.
Prunus Spring Snow is also known as Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki' and was raised by the prolific flowering cherry breeder Masatoshi Asari, in the Matsumae region of Hokkaido, the northernmost major island of Japan. The temperate climate of this region makes these "Matsumae" cherries particularly suitable for central and northern areas of the UK. In spring visitors to Matsumae can enjoy the sight of some 10,000 flowering cherry trees in blossom.
Illustrative example of a pot-grown tree of this variety as supplied. Approximate girth: 6/8cm. We try to keep all pot-grown trees down to about 1.5m as supplied, but some may be larger. Trees should reach their mature height after about 10 or more years.
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.