Kobuku-zakura Powder Puff flowering cherry
PrunusAn early-flowering white cherry blossom tree, with particularly luxuriant double-white flowers.
USDA identification images for Kobuku-zakura Powder Puff
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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Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: Japan
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: March
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Flower size: Medium
Using
- Food uses: Not suitable for humans
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Soil type: Chalky
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Flowering season: Early
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Kobuku-zakura Powder Puff flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Powder Puff flowering cherry trees