The Plants
Prunus 'Okame'
ornamental cherry
£55.00
A stunning small tree or shrub with sharply toothed, dark green leaves turning vibrant shades of orange and red in autumn. Fragrant carmine-pink flowers are produced in profusion in March.
Type
- Trees
Award of Garden Merit
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Japanese style garden
- Specimen
Special features
- Low maintenance
- Scented flowers
Care instructions
Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Lightly prune in summer to retain the shape and cut back any dead, diseased or branches which cross to healthy wood.
Dimensions
Size: Medium
Pot size: 12 litre
Eventual height: 800cm
Eventual spread: 800cm
Positions
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline