Flowering cherry

Plant flowering cherries where they'll be visible through a window, then enjoy these garden centerpieces in all four seasons. Their graceful weeping branches are laden with pink confetti-like blooms in spring, and the satiny bark shines to best advantage when bare in winter. Many offer wonderful fall foliage to complete the beauty.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

5-8

Plant Type:

Tree

Plant Height:

20-40 feet tall

Plant Width:

15-30 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes

Special Features:

Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Winter Interest, Attracts Birds

Top Varieties

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Flowering cherry

(Prunus x subhirtella) features pink or white flowers in spring and sometimes again in fall. It grows 25 feet tall and wide. Zones 6-8
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Flowering cherry

(Prunus serrula) bears shiny, copper-colored bark and white flowers in mid-spring. The green foliage turns gold in fall. The tree grows 30 feet tall and wide. Zones 6-8
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Newport Cherry plum

(Prunus cerasifera 'Newport') bears attractive purple foliage and white flowers in spring. The plum-like fruit is edible. The tree grows 30 feet tall and wide and is native to areas of North America. Zones 5-9
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