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Height: 20 feet
Spread: 5 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 6a
Other Names: Oriental Cherry, Japanese Cherry
Description:
One of the best Japanese cherries, this is a narrow, upright cultivar which is covered in showy pink flowers in early spring before the leaves; stunning bronze bark, good fall color; makes a great front yard feature, needs full sun and well-drained soil
Ornamental Features
Amanogawa Flowering Cherry is smothered in stunning clusters of fragrant pink flowers along the branches in early spring, which emerge from distinctive rose flower buds before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The serrated pointy leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall. The smooth dark red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes
Amanogawa Flowering Cherry is a deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. 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.
This tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Disease
Amanogawa Flowering Cherry is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Vertical Accent
Planting & Growing
Amanogawa Flowering Cherry will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 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 is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
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