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Cherry Blossom Trees - Ornamental Garden Cherries

Varieties of Cherry Blossom Trees - Prunus Species

Cherry Blossom trees are popular ornamental plants for gardens and parks, with some of the best flower displays of any tree in spring and good autumn colour.
We have also listed our range of Wild Cherry trees on this page.
You can browse our edible cherry trees here.

Ornamental Cherries Listed in order of Height
Name Max. Height Flower Notes
Kiku-shidare 5m Pale pink. Weeping shape.
Ukon 6-8m Cream with hint of Yellow. Low & spreading. Old trees are often wider than they are tall.
Accolade 8m Pale pink. Early flowering. Slender tree, spreading with age. Casts little shade.
Okame 8m Pink with red centre. Early flowering.
Shirofugen 8m Pink-White. Spreading habit. Old trees can be as wide as they are tall.
subhirtella Autumnalis 8m Pale Pink. October-April flowering. Slender tree. Casts little shade.
subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea 8m Pink. October-April flowering. Slender tree. Casts little shade.
Prunus cerasifera (Myrobalan Plum) 8-10m Cream-white. Wild. Shaggy, uneven tree. V. early flowering. Edible fruit. Saplings are suitable for hedging.
Taihaku 8-10m White. Big blossom. Spreading habit. Good choice for poor soil & partial shade.
Rancho 8-10m Pink. Upright, very narrow tree.
Prunus mahaleb (St Lucie Cherry) 10m White, small. Wild. Good choice for poor soil.
Kwanzan 10m Pink. Upright, quite narrow habit. Bronze young leaves.
Prunus padus Colorata 10m Pink. Purple young leaves.
Prunus cerasifera Nigra 10-12m Pale pink. Neat, tear-drop shaped canopy. Purple leaves. Good roadside tree.
Prunus padus (Bird Cherry) 10-15m White, simple. Wild. Grows well on poor soil.
Prunus padus Watereri 15-18m White, simple. Long strings of flowers.
Prunus sargentii 18-20m Pink. Spreading tree, up to 15m wide with age. Superb autumn colour.
Prunus avium (Wild Cherry, Gean Tree) 18-25m White. Wild. Parent of edible cherries. Old trees produce many suckers.
Delivery information:
The planting and delivery season for bareroot Cherry Blossom trees is November - March.
Choose your delivery week during checkout. We will not charge your card until your plants are being packed for shipping. You will receive an e-mail the day before your plants are due to arrive. We use a 24 hour courier service.
All the plants you buy from our nursery are Guaranteed for 1 Year.
Please contact us on 01963 359 444 or support@ashridgetrees.co.uk if you have any questions.


 

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