Description

One of the cherished Japanese Cherries, this cultivar is covered in showy double creamy white flowers in early spring before the leaves; stunning bronze bark, good fall color; full sun and well-drained soil, not reliably hardy in the North

Landscape Attributes

Ukon Flowering 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.

Ukon Flowering Cherry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Ukon Flowering Cherry will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under 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 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.