Description

An upright-rounded feature tree which is covered in luxurious double white flowers in spring; a sterile variety that produces no fruit; a real showpiece worth seeking out; needs full sun and well drained soil, flowers are susceptible to late spring frosts

Landscape Attributes

Double Flowering Sweet Cherry is a deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Double Flowering Sweet Cherry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Double Flowering Sweet Cherry will grow to be about 35 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 feet. It has a high canopy with a typical clearance of 5 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.