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List of upright / spreading flowering cherry trees

Flowering cherry blossom trees with an upright or spreading habit.

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Amber Beauty
Amber Beauty is a form of the Manchurian Cherry, notable for dense clusters of white blossom.
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus maackii
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
Ascendens Rosea
This beautiful flowering cherry has a graceful upright habit and white/pink blossom.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus pendula
Beni-chidori
This form of the flowering apricot has scented pink blossom which appears early in the spring.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Flowering month: February
Prunus mume
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
Branklyn
One of the best forms of Prunus serrula, grown for its beautiful peeling brown bark.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus serrula
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
Collingwood Ingram
An outstanding small flowering cherry, with deep pink blossom and attractive autumn colour.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
Columnaris
A more erect form of Sargent's cherry, and with more dramatic autumn colours.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Flowering month: March
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus sargentii
Daikoku
Daikoku is one of the less well-known Japanese blossom trees, but features pretty pink - white blossom.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flowering month: May
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Hally Jolivette
This graceful flowering cherry is notable for its long-lived white blossom.
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus subhirtella
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
Kursar
A small ornamental early-flowing cherry tree, with profuse blossom.
- Flower colour: Pink
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Awards: RHS AM
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus
Le Thoureil
A good example of the Bird Cherry, with semi-double flowers, ideal for smaller gardens.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Prunus padus
Little Pink Perfection
Little Pink Perfection is a dwarf form of Pink Perfection, ideal for patio containers and small spaces.
- Flower colour: Pink
- Height after 10 years: Up to 1.5m / 5ft
- Flowering month: April
- Flowering month: May
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Okame
Okame is a small hardy blossom tree featuring shell-pink single flowers and attractive autumn colours.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus incisa x Prunus campanulata
Pandora
An excellent small flowering cherry, with pale pink blossom, and interesting leaf colour in both spring and autumn.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
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
Powder Puff
Powder Puff (also known as Kobuku-zakura) is an early-flowering white cherry blossom tree, with particularly luxuriant double-white flowers.
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
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
Prunus serrula
A popular flowering cherry tree species, The Tibetan cherry or Birch Bark cherry is well-known for its attractive bark.
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Awards: RHS AM
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus serrula
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
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
Shosar
An upright fastigate flowering cherry with pink blossom and good autumn leaf colours.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus campanulata x incisa x sargentii
Snow Goose
A small upright flowering cherry tree with particularly large single white flowers.
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus incisa x speciosa
Spire
A compact upright blossom tree with pale pink flowers, and orange-red autumn foliage colours.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Growth habit: Upright
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Prunus
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
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
Tiltstone Hellfire
Tilstone Hellfire is small flowering cherry tree with large single flowers, and spectacular autumn colours.
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Yamadei
A small shrub-like ornamental cherry with clusters of white bell-shaped flowers and orange autumn leaf colours.
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: White
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus incisa

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