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List of large cherry blossom trees
A selection of large flowering cherry trees (up to 6m+ mature height).
34 varieties
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Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Category
- Flowering cherry trees
Category
- Japanese flowering cherry trees
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Albizia (Silk) trees
1
Amelanchier trees
6
Beech trees
2
Birch trees
18
Carpinus (Hornbeam) trees
2
Cercis (Redbud) trees
4
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
16
Elm trees
1
Evergreen trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
14
Japanese flowering cherries
21
Flowering pears
1
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
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1
Hawthorn trees
8
Melliferous trees
8
Liquidambar trees
4
Magnolia trees
33
Maple trees
14
Native trees
7
Robinia trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
46
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
11
Our recommendations
17
Stock availability
All
34
In stock
19
Not in stock
15
Available form
1-year
2-year
18
Top-worked
1
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
18
11.5L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
21
Average
11
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
21
RHS AGM (former)
2
RHS AM
5
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
1
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
34
Attractive fruit
1
Attractive tree / plant
9
Attractive bark
4
Attractive foliage
3
Autumn foliage colour
17
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
12
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
4
Upright
8
Upright-spreading / Vase
14
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
10
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
3
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
13
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
30
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
34
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
7
Some shade
1
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
3
Light prune
18
Prune after flowering
1
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
9
Average
21
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
Coastal site
1
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
7
RHS Plants for Pollinators
3
Melliferous
1
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
14
Cream
2
Pink - light
9
Pink
3
Pink - dark
6
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
14
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
9
Double flower (25-50 petals)
10
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
1
Flowering month
January
February
March
5
April
23
May
11
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
29
Bronze
3
Dark purple
2
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
3
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
2
Orange / Gold
5
Orange / Red
9
Bronze / Purple
2
Multiple tints
8
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
6
Flowers appear first
3
Leaves and Flowers appear together
3
Fruit colour
Black
1
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
2
Red / Black
1
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
4
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
1
Brown / Red
1
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
1
Country of origin
Australia
1
Belgium
2
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
19
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
5
United States
2
Annual cycle
Deciduous
34
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Accolade
An impressive spreading ornamental cherry tree, with light pink double-flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Awards: RHS AM
Prunus sargentii x subhirtella
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
Asano
Prunus Asano is a compact Japanese flowering cherry, notable for its intense deep pink blossom, featuring up to 100 petals per flower.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower form: Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Beni-yutaka
Beni-yutaka is a pink blossom tree, which also features attractive red autumnal leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Candy Floss
A Japanese flowering cherry, notable for its large pink double flowers.
Flower colour: Pink
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Chocolate Ice
Named after the copper-brown colour of the young leaves which contrast with the large white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
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
Fugenzo
A traditional double-flowered Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Kofugen.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: Pink - light
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Hanagasa Pink Parasol
A modern Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Pink Parasol, which features large double-flower pink blossom.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: Pink - light
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Hokusai
Hokusai is a traditional Japanese pink blossom cherry tree.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink - light
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Ichiyo
An attractive medium-sized Japanese cherry blossom tree, with classic double shell pink flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink - light
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Jacqueline
Prunus Jacqueline is a new flowering cherry, featuring stunning pink blossom and superb autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus x sargentii
Kanzan
Kanzan (or Kwanzan) is one of the most popular Japanese flowering cherries, well-suited to the UK climate.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Awards: RHS AM
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Nigra
A popular flowering cherry-plum tree, with dark purple leaves and pale pink blossom.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus cerasifera
Pink Perfection
The definitive pink blossom tree, offers a long-lasting display of pink double flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Plena
A form of the native English wild cherry, featuring which has double white flowers rather than single flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus avium
Prunus avium
The native "Gean" or "Mazzard" cherry, makes an attractive woodland tree.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus avium
Prunus Gyoiko
Gyoiko is a pleasing Japanese flowering cherry tree, featuring unusual cream-coloured blossom.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower colour: Cream
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Prunus Horinji
A small upright flowering cherry tree with large pink-tinted white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Green
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Prunus rufa
This is the Himalayan cherry, notable for its attractive exfoliating bark, and hairy young shoots.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus rufa
Prunus sargentii
Sargent's Cherry is an impressive ornamental cherry, scoring highly for blossom, autumn colour, and its attractive form.
Flower colour: Pink
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus sargentii
Royal Burgundy
Royal Burgundy is a flowering cherry with striking red purple foliage combined with double pink flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Royal Flame
®
A flowering cherry with profuse white blossom in spring and outstanding fiery autumn colours.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
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
Shirofugen
Shirofugen is a traditional Japanese flowering cherry with large double-white flowers, also known as Fugenzo.
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus serrulata
Shirotae
Prunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Prunus
Shizuka - Fragrant Cloud
A Japanese flowering cherry with large fragrant bright white blossom, and strong autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Shogetsu - Blushing Bride
One of the loveliest of the white-blossom Japanese flowering cherries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow / Crimson
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Somei-Yoshino
The Somei-Yoshino cherry with its graceful wide-spreading branches and large white flowers is the definitive Japanese flowering cherry.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x yedoensis
Spring Glow
Spring Glow is a stunning sight in early spring, with its large deep pink single flowers, followed by dark purple foliage.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x persicoides
Starlight
A flowering cherry with star-shaped flowers. Winner of the Plant of the Year award at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Awards: RHS Plant of the Year
Prunus
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
Tai-haku
A traditional Japanese flowering cherry, known as the "Great White Cherry" and notable for its very large single white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Awards: RHS AM
Prunus serrulata
Ukon
A very attractive Japanese blossom tree, with unique cream-coloured flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower colour: Cream
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Prunus
Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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