Product Overview
The Yoshino Cherry Tree is the superstar of cherry festivals and it can be the superstar of your spring garden! Covered in pinkish-white blooms, with a delicate, almond scent early spring, it is a showy yet elegant addition to any sunny spot in your yard! It also has small, dark, cherry like fruits in summer that attract a variety of birds!
- Light Needsfull-sun to part shade
- Growth40-50 ft. H x 24-40 ft. W
- Colorpink tinged-white blooms
- Water Needsevenly moist
- Zone5-8
The Yoshino Cherry Tree came to america in 1902, from Japan, where it is truly the superstar of the the annual Cherry Festival. Its' profuse, and lightly almond scented, pink-tinged white blossoms put on a showy display from March-April. An elegant show-stopper, this tree is surprisingly low-maintenance and easy to grow. It just needs a sunny spot and evenly moist conditions to really thrive in almost any type of soil. It grows at a moderate pace, reaching up to 40-50 feet high, and can make an excellent shade tree underplanted with azaleas, hostas, and hydrangeas. Its' elegant, oriental-shaped branches even look pretty alone in winter.
Provide humus-rich, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune for shape and structure after flowering.Pruning time: winter.