On those gloomy grey days in late February and March, when everything else is still dormant, Spring Glow brings a dazzling splash of intense deep pink colour to the garden.
The single flowers are large, dark pink in colour, and appear very early in the spring. Another bonus is that the blossom is long-lasting.
The leaves appear after the blossom, and have an attractive copper red colour - and they remain this colour until the autumn.
Spring Glow is a relatively vigorous tree with an upright habit.
Order now for delivery from week commencing 25th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Spring Glow was developed in Australia at the start of the 20th century. It is usually listed in the species Prunus x persicoides, which would make it effectively a cross between a peach and an almond. However it has a different habit and flower shape to either of them, and unlike them is not susceptible to peach leaf-curl infection. It is perhaps best considered a flowering cherry-plum, i.e. Prunus cerasifera.
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 may also have 1-year bare-root trees of this variety - they are not shown here.
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.
This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2023.