A Grower Perspective

Do you want a late spring flowering tree to grace your garden? The ‘Shirofugen’ cherry has a good tree form, flat-topped and a wide-spreading crown (25’x25’). The leaves are a coppery red when new, dark green in summer and an orange red color in the fall. And the flowers, did I mention the flowers? The flowers are multi-petaled (20-30 petals per bloom) pink in bud, white when open and fade in time to a lovely pink. The fragrant blooms are borne in loose, hanging clusters, often enjoyed by looking up from under the tree. This graceful tree is used as a specimen tree or in a group. It is particularly suited to small gardens and is recommended as a street tree. This tree with year round beauty commands admiration.