Description

A captivating, small upright ornamental tree for the discerning gardener, featuring elegant, pure white flowers with showy pink stamens in early spring that cover the branches; brilliant orange-red fall color; a wonderful selection for the landscape

Landscape Attributes

Umineko Flowering Cherry is a deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. 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.

Umineko Flowering Cherry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Umineko Flowering Cherry will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow 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 pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.