Pink Shell flowering cherry
PrunusThis perfectly named flowering cherry features clusters of pink blossom hanging like pink shells.
USDA identification images for Pink Shell
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
2022 season
- 19th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Flower colour: White
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
- Flower size: Medium
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves and Flowers appear together
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Growing
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Soil type: Chalky
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Flowering season: Mid-season
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Pink Shell flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Pink Shell flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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