Prunus x subhirtella 'FUKUBANA' Higan cherry
size/type
small tree,small tree
usual height
3-5m
usual width
2-4m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
April-April
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Fukubana is another beautiful flowering Higan cherry for spring display. It produces masses of unique, almost star-shaped, semi-double, rich pink flowers in early spring. The flowers look like those on deutzias and even though they do not last over a long time they make a stunning show with its colour and abundancy. Fukubana is a medium-fast growing, small tree. Its branches grow upright first, and later they tend to arch to sides as they get longer, forming almost an umbrella-shaped crown. Deciduous leaves are cherry-like, elliptic and finely serrated at margins. In summer they are rich green and in autumn they turn fantastic shades of brilliant golden-yellow, orange and fiery red. Fukubana cherry is never passed without an admiring look in autumn.
Flowering cherries can take almost any well-drained soil. But if you are after a good looking tree grow it in slightly acidic, evenly moist soil. Pruning, if needed, should be done immediately after flowering to prevent silver leaf and bacteria canker, and to encourage new growths that will bear flowers. Fully hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5), perhaps a little lower.
Last update 19-11-2011
QUICK PRICE OVERVIEW
standard
height of stem 10-12 cm, girth 10-12 cm
5 525 Kč
standard
height of stem 10-12 cm, girth 10-12 cm
5 525 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
