Okame flowering cherry
Prunus incisa x Prunus campanulataOkame is a small hardy blossom tree featuring shell-pink single flowers and attractive autumn colours.
USDA identification images for Okame
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
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Red / Black
- Flower colour: Pink
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: February
- Flowering month: March
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Flower size: Small
- Fruit size: Very small
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves appear first
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Fast
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Soil type: Chalky
- Soil type: Clay
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Light prune
- Useful for: Patio containers
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Flowering season: Early
- Useful for: Small gardens
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 7 (-18C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Okame flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Okame flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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