Scientific Name
Prunus 'Okame'

Common Name
Okame cherry

Hardiness Zones: 6-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; moist, well drained soil but does well in heavy clay
Texture: Medium
Form: Upright, arching vase shaped; rounded with age
Height: 15 to 30'
Width: 20 to 30'
Leaf: 1 to 2.5" alternate, simple leaves; bronzy red to bright orange to red fall color
Flower/Fruit: Clear, rosey pink blooms in early spring; mildly fragrant
Comments: Polished reddish brown bark; heat and cold tolerant; a hybrid of P. campanulata and P. incisa; subject to late freeze damage; easy to transplant; longer flowering period than most cherries
Cultivars: --
 



 

 

 

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