About
A wide-spreading deciduous tree to 5m tall. In spring, before the leaves emerge, it bears drooping clusters of double, pink flowers with toothed petals. The new foliage is bronze-flushed as it unfurls, green in summer, and turns yellow and orange before falling in autumn.
About the genus
Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeTrees
HabitSpreading branched
FoliageDeciduous
Height4-8 metres
Spread4-8 metres
Time to full height20-50 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in any moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun
PruningSee pruning group 1
PropagationPropagate by budding or grafting
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to peach leaf curl, silver leaf, bacterial canker, blossom wilt and honey fungus