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<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'
<i>Prunus</i> 'Shirotae'

Prunus 'Shirotae'

flowering cherry blossom tree ( syn. Prunus 'Mount Fiji' )

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Pale green new foliage darkens with age before turning orange and red in autumn. This spreading tree has slightly arching...

bare root | 1.2m tall
£44.99
available to order from autumn 2024
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
£119.99
available to order from late spring
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Plant description

Pale green new foliage darkens with age before turning orange and red in autumn. This spreading tree has slightly arching branches that are covered with cup-shaped, fragrant white flowers in mid-spring. A lovely tree for the small to medium-sized garden.

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy

How to care for Prunus Shirotae:

When planting your ornamental cherry, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Choose a sheltered spot to protect emerging blossom. Lightly prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker, to retain an open ‘goblet' shape and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.

Please note:

This tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

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