Prunus Serrulata / Mountain White Sakura

 
Genus - Prunus
Species - Serrulata
Common name - Mountain White Sakura
Other names - Flowering Cherry, Oriental Cherry
Pre-Treatment - Required
Hardiness zones - 5 - 7
Height / spread - 50-75' / 15 - 22 m / 30-50' / 9 - 15 m
Plant type - Tree
Vegetation type - Decidious
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Shade
Growth rate - Fast
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral
Soil type - Clay, Loam, Sand, Well Drained
Water requirements - Average Water
Landscape uses - Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Leaf / Flower color - Green / --
Plant growth rate - Fast

The Japanese white flowering cherry embodies the romanticism of the ornamental cherry tree that gloriously decorates the spring landscape. A short-lived, large deciduous tree that unfortunately is plagued by many viral diseases, it is native to Japan, Korea and China. Much smaller cultivars of this species is usually found growing in gardens all across the temperate world. This tree becomes V-shaped to rounded in its mature habit.
When in dormancy, the shiny gray-brown bark reflects light beautifully, attaining even a mauve coloring in between the horizontal rows of lenticels (bark pores). In mid-spring, the barren branches are lined with white flower buds that then open to fully cloak the canopy. Blossoms can be single or double (extra pedaled) and later lead to sparse production of small blackish-purple fruits, which usually do not form in its select cultivars. Foliage emerges with a shiny bronze-green hue as the flowering show wanes, and the shiny dark green leaves are lovely ovals with a long tapering tip. In autumn they turn orange-red with hints of gold or bronze.
Grow Japanese flowering cherry in full or partial sun exposures in a fertile, well-draining soil that is moist from spring to autumn. Highly alkaline soils are not ideal. Pruning of branches should be done after the flowering display. Many viruses can inflict the Japanese flowering cherry and thus makes it live no more than fifteen to twenty years. It is stunning as an accent tree in a lawn or along a boulevard as a specimen or formalized row. (Info source: learn2grow.com)

Extra seeds

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Packing

The seeds are securely packed in plastic labeled bags. You will get every seed with printed germination instruction included. The online extended PDF version will be accesible as well.

You will receive:

  • Seeds packed in plastic labeled bags
  • Printed germination instructions

Shipping

We will ship from FLORIDA, UNITED STATES on the same or next business day after payment cleared by USPS First Class Mail with the printed the propagation and germination instructions. But you should check additional Internet resources for proper germination methods.

Delivery time depends on your location (we always ship on the same or next business day after cleared payment):

  • US buyers - 2-5 days
  • non-US buyers - 7-30 days.

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