An attractive medium-sized Japanese cherry blossom tree, with classic double shell pink flowers.
USDA identification images for Ichiyo
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
- France 1
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2025 season
- 1st April 2025 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2024 season
- 24th March 2024 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2022 season
- 30th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
- Flower size: Medium
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves appear first
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Soil type: Chalky
- Soil type: Clay
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Light prune
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Flowering season: Mid-season
- Spread after 10 years: 3m-4m / 10ft-13ft
Climate
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Ichiyo flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Ichiyo flowering cherry trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Ichiyo flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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