A small ornamental cherry with double white flowers, and autumn leaf colours.
USDA identification images for Oshidori Princesse
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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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Oshidori Princesse tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: Japan
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: March
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- 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
Using
- Garden type: Small town garden
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Growth rate: Slow
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Soil type: Chalky
- Soil type: Clay
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Prune after flowering
- Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
- Useful for: Patio containers
- Flowering season: Mid-season
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 7 (-18C)
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Oshidori Princesse flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Oshidori Princesse flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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