Prunus &Shirotae& cherry &Shirotae& Trees/RHS Gardening

Flowering Cherry Tree at RHS Wisley Gardens Photograph by Tim Gainey Fine Art America

Prunus 'Pandora' is a compact cherry with a 'vase-like' shape, making it a good tree for the smaller garden. It has pale pink blossom in spring and orange foliage in autumn, and has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height x Spread: 10m x 8m. Shape: Vase. Buy Prunus 'Pandora' from Crocus.

RHS Wisley Surrey flowering cherry tree Prunus avium Plena Stock Photo 21376599 Alamy

Medium Trees between 10-20m (25-70ft) at maturity. Betula pubescens (downy birch): 20m, tolerates poor or wet, acid soil. Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn): 10m, good as hedging, attractive berries. Populus tremula AGM (aspen): 20m, tolerant of most soils. Prunus avium AGM (wild cherry): 20m, attractive flowers and fruits.

Prunus accolade. Flowering Cherry Tree at RHS Wisley Gardens, Surrey, England Stock Photo Alamy

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone's life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. Tree pruning may seem a daunting task, but some timely and well-considered pruning keeps trees healthy, encourages a well-shaped canopy and helps to control size.

Stunning Blossom of the Yoshino Cherry Tree at the RHS Wisley Garden, Surrey, UK. Stock Photo

Delivery options. Standard £7.95. Named Day £14.95. This tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring. Position: full sun. Soil: tolerates most soils. Rate of growth: average. Flowering period: April. Hardiness: fully hardy.

GAP Gardens Prunus 'Kansan' flowering cherry tree, RHS Wisley Surrey Image No 0082561

Remove any spindly or badly placed side-shoots, and shorten any that remain to about four buds. Third spring: Shorten new growth on all major shoots by about two-thirds. Remove any spindly, badly placed or damaged shoots. Leave any remaining shoots of 23cm or less unpruned, and shorten remaining longer shoots to about four buds.

Ornamental cherry tree in full blossom at RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey Ornamental cherry, Rhs, Surrey

Cherries are attractive and versatile trees, giving delightful spring colour when they are in full blossom. Colin Crosbie, former Curator of RHS Garden Wisley, recommends some that are suitable for smaller gardens. With delightful spring flowers and beautiful forms, many ornamental cherries make ideal small garden trees.

Prunus 'The Bride' . Cherry Tree in blossom at RHS Wisley gardens, Surrey, UK Stock Photo Alamy

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Prunus &Shirotae& cherry &Shirotae& Trees/RHS Gardening

Prunus 'Kojo-no-mai'. This delightful small cherry is very slow growing and compact, making it suitable for growing in containers. Its branches have a fascinating, zigzag growth habit and these are covered in small, white flowers, blushing to pink. In autumn this cherry will reward you with great foliage colour, giving multi-seasonal interest.

Prunus Matsumae Hayazaki. Japanese Cherry Tree. RHS Wisley Gardens. England Stock Photo Alamy

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Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' black cherry plum/RHS Gardening

Cherry trees suitable for small gardens / RHS Gardening

Flowering cherry trees are a highly varied and uniquely beautiful genus of trees, and they are renowned for producing the most delightful display of flowers in spring and summer. The flowers can be single, double, or semi-double and they also range in colour from vivid pink to pure white. The species is so diverse that it contains weeping trees.

Prunus Pandora. Pandora cherry. Japanese Cherry Trees at RHS Wisley Gardens. Woking, Surrey

P. rufa is a small, round-headed tree with glossy, peeling, dark red-brown bark. Small, solitary or paired, hanging flowers are produced with the leaves in late spring, followed by dark red, oval fruit up to 10mm across. Join the RHS today and save 25%. Join now. < >.

Japanese flowering cherry RHS Japanese flowering cherry, Spring flowering trees, Trees to plant

Standard £7.95. Named Day £14.95. This tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring. Position: full sun. Soil: moist, well-drained fertile soil. Rate of growth: slow growing. Flowering period: March to April. Hardiness: fully hardy.

Pyrus Pashia and Prunus x yedoensis Shidare Yoshino. Wild Himalayan pear and a Weeping Yoshino

Foliage. Deciduous. Habit. Columnar upright. 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. Name status.

Stunning Blossom and Cherry Trees, Flowering at the RHS Wisley Garden, Surrey, UK. Stock Image

Consider Prunus avium 'Plena', which has double white glorious flowers in mid spring. This is the double-flowered variety of the wild cherry and it is a sight to behold once it wears its white mantle. It's healthy and easy to grow. Give it space, however, as this tree has the potential to grow up to 20m tall.

Prunus accolade. Flowering Cherry Tree at RHS Wisley Gardens, Surrey, England Stock Photo Alamy

As part of the nationwide Sakura Cherry Tree Project (japanuksakura.org) symbolising UK-Japan friendship and cooperation, RHS gardens are among 160 sites planting flowering cherry trees.