A traditional Japanese flowering cherry, known as the 'Great White Cherry' and notable for its very large single white flowers.
USDA identification images for Tai-haku
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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- France 1
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2024 season
- 22nd March 2024 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2022 season
- 24th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 1993
- Country of origin: Japan
- Period of origin: 1700 - 1749
- 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 - autumn: Orange / Gold
- Awards: RHS AM 1931
- Leaf colour - young: Light copper
- Flower size: Large
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves appear first
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Fast
- Attractive features: Attractive bark
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
- Soil type: Clay
- Site conditions: Occasional flooding
- Useful for: Open spaces
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Flowering season: Mid-season
Climate
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Tai-haku flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Tai-haku flowering cherry trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Tai-haku flowering cherry trees
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