Prunus 'Shirotae' (syn 'Mount Fuji') (AGM) 12L
Product Code: 184793
£79.99
- Common Name: Ornamental Cherry
- Shirotae is a small, spreading deciduous tree with a spreading, flat crown. Produces fragrant, pure white, semi-double flowers.
- Foliage: Deciduous.
- Position: Full sun. Aspect: South-facing or West-facing or East-facing or North-facing.
- Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand. Moisture: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained. pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral.
- Ultimate height: 4-8 metres. Ultimate spread: 4-8 metres. Time to ultimate height: 10-20 years
- Suggested planting locations: City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal gardens, Wildlife gardens
Description
Description
Shirotae is a wide spreading Mount Fuji Cherry tree with slightly pendulous branches that create an almost flat-topped canopy. The very beautiful, oriental-style frame is flooded with a mass of large, fragrant, snowy white, semi-double flowers in April-May against a foil of light-green young foliage. The new leaves of this flowering cherry tree turn to mid green and then develop vivid orange and red autumn colours. A very elegant ornamental tree, Shirotae is expected to grow to 4 x 5 metres in 20 years and will do well in most conditions, including those with urban pollution but it is best to avoid any extremes.
