Royal Flame flowering cherry
PrunusA flowering cherry with profuse white blossom in spring and outstanding fiery autumn colours.
USDA identification images for Royal Flame
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 Royal Flame tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: Netherlands
- Period of origin: 2000
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Light copper
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
- Flower size: Small
Using
- Garden type: Small town garden
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Attractive foliage
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Useful for: Open spaces
- Flowering season: Early
- Useful for: Small gardens
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Royal Flame flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Royal Flame flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.