The Sargent Cherry, Prunus sargentii, is a deciduous ornamental flowering tree native to Japan, Korea, and the Russian island of Sakhalin. It is one of the largest-growing ornamental cherry species and is widely regarded as the hardiest of all the flowering cherries — a quality that has made it invaluable in colder climates where other…
The Weeping Higan Cherry, known botanically as Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’, is a deciduous ornamental tree native to Japan. It belongs to the rose family (Rosaceae) and is one of the most widely cultivated cherry trees in temperate gardens worldwide. The name “Higan” is derived from the Japanese word for the spring and autumn equinox festivals…
There is a particular kind of beauty that belongs to white. Not the bold statement of deep pink, not the romantic softness of blush — but pure, clean, luminous white. The Shirotae Cherry delivers that beauty in spring with a thoroughness that few ornamental trees can match. When it blooms in mid-spring, the long horizontal…
Not every beautiful thing needs to be large. The Kojo-no-mai is proof of that. This small, slow-growing ornamental cherry reaches perhaps four feet in a decade, twisting its branches into a graceful, irregular structure that looks ancient long before it actually is. In early spring, before a single leaf appears, it covers those contorted branches…
Kanzan Cherry, Prunus serrulata ‘Kanzan’, is a deciduous ornamental flowering tree and one of the most widely planted ornamental cherry cultivars in the world. It belongs to the species Prunus serrulata — the Japanese flowering cherry — and is classified within the sato-zakura group, a collective term for the cultivated ornamental cherries that have been…
Most flowering trees ask you to wait for spring. The Autumnalis Cherry does not. When autumn deepens and the last leaves fall, when the garden settles into its long grey quiet, this tree does something that no other ornamental cherry will do: it opens its flowers. Pale pink blossoms appear on bare branches in November,…
Amanogawa Cherry, Prunus serrulata ‘Amanogawa’, is a deciduous ornamental flowering cherry tree selected for its distinctly upright, columnar growth habit — a characteristic that sets it apart from virtually every other ornamental cherry in common cultivation. It belongs to the species Prunus serrulata, the Japanese flowering cherry, which encompasses hundreds of named cultivars — including…
The Taiwan Cherry, Prunus campanulata, is a deciduous to semi-evergreen ornamental flowering tree native primarily to Taiwan, southern Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), and parts of southern China. It is also widely known by several other common names, including the Bell-Flowered Cherry, the Formosan Cherry, and the Carmine Cherry — each name pointing to a…
Some trees are chosen for their size, their shade, or their fruit. The Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry is chosen for one reason above all others: it is beautiful in a way that is almost impossible to walk past without stopping. When it blooms in spring — cascading white flowers pouring down its arching, ground-sweeping branches…
The first time most people see a photograph of Dracaena cinnabari, they assume it has been edited. The flat, perfectly circular canopy. The thick, silvery trunk that branches into a dense, upward-spreading crown. The alien geometry of a tree that looks as though it was designed rather than grown. And then — the blood-red resin…