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Flowering Cherry
Prunus sargentii

Quite one of the loveliest flowering cherries, generally acknowledged the best for autumn colour, it also produces masses of pink blossom in spring. Young foliage a beautiful bronze-red, maturing to greyish-green, developing glorious shades from orange to crimson-purple in autumn, often from late September onwards.

Rootstock: colt (semi-dwarf)

Size after 10 years:
approximately 6m (20ft) tall by 4m (13ft) across

All our flowering cherry trees are grown on a virus free stock and are ideal for the average garden.

Flowering cherries need a sunny site to grow well, avoid waterlogged or thin chalk soils.