PRUNUS 'Amanogawa'

Description: Common name: Japanese Cherry 'Amanogawa'. A very distinct muti stemmed columnar flowering cherry with narrow upright habit making it very useful in many garden situations. Produces a mass of soft pink semi double flowers in May and young bronze coloured foliage, these develop into large mid green leaves throughout summer. Additional interest in autumn as the leaves turn yellow and soft shades of pink and orange

Uses: Excellent for the small garden as it has very narrow habit. Also, very useful as a street tree or anywhere an accent plant is needed but space is limited

Climate/Position: Sunny position

Height/Spread: 5-10 metres height but only 2-3 metres wide

Soil Requirements: Any well drained fertile soil

Pruning: Pruning should not be required unless there is some shaping from outward branches on young plants, in which case prune after flowering removing any dead, diseased or crossing branches

Additional Interest: The Japanese name Amanogawa means celestial river