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'Fragrant Cloud' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-shizuka'

Award winning flowering cherry

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

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Fragrant Cloud' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-shizuka' Ornamental Trees
Fragrant Cloud' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-shizuka' Ornamental Trees
Fragrant Cloud' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Matsumae-shizuka' Ornamental Trees

£36

£40

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The highlights

  • Strong upright tree
  • Easily pruned to fit any garden
  • Large white semi-double flowers
  • Blossoms in May

Description

  • A medium sized flowering cherry with a glorious fragrance
  • Richly scented, large, white semi-double flowers appear in May and gradually mature to pink
  • Foliage emerges bronze, matures to mid green and takes on shades of fiery orange in the autumn
  • A stunning focal point for any garden, growing to 6 x 4m but can be pruned to fit any size of garden
  • A vigorous and strong tree which is pollution tolerant and happy in most soils - ideal for urban areas
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Bare root
Our bare root trees are lifted fresh from the field, wrapped in a moisture retentive covering and packed straight away. You can be sure they will be fresh when they arrive. In winter, you can store for several weeks if kept in a cool, dark spot. Later in spring, when the temperature rises, you will want to plant within a few days of arrival.
9L poly-pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Poly-Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic than traditional pots and can be recycled. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.
18L Pot

Height on arrival:

120-150cm
Depending on the time of year, your tree will arrive at a height between 120-150cm.
120-150cm
Depending on the time of year, your tree will arrive at a height between 120-150cm including pot.
180-240cm

Eventual height:

6m
12m
12m

Eventual spread:

8m
Spreads approx 4m unless pruned
8m
Spreads approx 4m unless pruned
8m
Spreads approx 4m unless pruned

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

White
Semi double, scented white flowers
White
Semi double, scented white flowers
White
Semi double, scented white flowers

Habit:

Upright, bushy
An upright tree with a bushy habit
Upright, bushy
An upright tree with a bushy habit
Upright, bushy
An upright tree with a bushy habit

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Will survive even the coldest of UK winters
Fully hardy
Will survive even the coldest of UK winters
Fully hardy
Will survive even the coldest of UK winters

Rootstock:

Colt rootstock

Spacing:

4m
Plant 4m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

May need protection from caterpillars and leaf-mining moths. Cherry trees are sometimes affected by silver leaf, bacterial canker or blossom wilt - you can prevent these infections by spacing trees apart well and maintaining good airflow through the branches by pruning out any that cross over.

Water in well

Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly, only in dry spells when needed. You should be able to tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year it should have an established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavily and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.

Full sun

This cherry tree loves full sun exposure or a sheltered location, allowing all the nutrients to create blossom in your garden. Choosing a spot away from strong winds will help all the tree's resources to go towards growing and maintaining the blossom.

Any moist, well-draining soil except chalk

Adapts to clay, loam and sandy soil, but avoid chalk soils.

Feeding not required

This tree gets all the nutrients it needs from the soil. To give it a boost when newly planted, mix in some compost or well rotted manure and use an organic mulch around the tree to help with moisture retention and keep weeds down. ?v=1613300929

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South Downs National Park

Meet John

110 years' expertise free with every tree

John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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