Mount Fuji Japanese Flowering Cherry

Prunus serrulata 'Mount Fuji'

Pronunciation: PROO-nus ser-YOO-lay-tuh
SKU #06694
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A magnificent show-stopper with showy clusters of fragrant white flowers backed by bronze-tinged new foliage. Works well as a single specimen or lawn tree in smaller landscapes or in groves for magnificent impact in larger landscapes. Excellent for use as a shade tree. Deciduous.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 20 ft. tall, 25 ft. wide.

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Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitUpright
Flower AttributesFragrant, Showy Flowers
Design IdeasFlowering Cherry are certainly a part of the Asian garden palette, but they are just as appropriate for traditional beds and borders. Planted as single accents against darker background evergreens, its beautiful bark and graceful form are perfect for the romantic cottage or country garden. This upright Cherry works well as a street tree, front-yard showpiece, lining driveway edges in cooler climates or as a smaller shade tree in city gardens. Plant as a single specimen, in pairs at entries and gateways and in groves to compound their influence.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsBoxwood (Buxus); Lilac (Syringa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Rose Of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Coneflower (Echinacea)
Care InstructionsProvide humus-rich, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune for shape and structure after flowering.
LoreFlowering cherry trees are the very embodiment of all spring blossoms in the Japanese tea garden.
Details
Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitUpright
Flower AttributesFragrant, Showy Flowers
Style
Design IdeasFlowering Cherry are certainly a part of the Asian garden palette, but they are just as appropriate for traditional beds and borders. Planted as single accents against darker background evergreens, its beautiful bark and graceful form are perfect for the romantic cottage or country garden. This upright Cherry works well as a street tree, front-yard showpiece, lining driveway edges in cooler climates or as a smaller shade tree in city gardens. Plant as a single specimen, in pairs at entries and gateways and in groves to compound their influence.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsBoxwood (Buxus); Lilac (Syringa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Rose Of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Coneflower (Echinacea)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide humus-rich, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune for shape and structure after flowering.
History
LoreFlowering cherry trees are the very embodiment of all spring blossoms in the Japanese tea garden.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.