Prunus sargentii ‘Columnaris’ Flowering Cherries & Plums Back To List Description: An upright form with columnar to narrow vase-shaped branching. Elliptic to oblong, glossy dark green leaves turn dramatic golden red autumn colours. The pink flowers in spring are followed by small, glossy, dark purple-black, inedible cherries. History: Raised at Arnold Arboretum from a seedling of the original P. sargentii introduction. Named in 1939 and introduced in 1949 (Jacobson, 1996). Prunus Growing Tips: Best grown in well-drained soil, in full sun to achieve the best flower display and autumn colour. Will tolerate most soil types including clay. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 5m x 3m Attributes Flowering month: April Deciduous Leaf colour: GreenM Size: Medium Replacement prune Autumn colour Fruit for wildlife Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Prunus incisa ‘Pendula’ Flowering Cherries & Plums A lovely, graceful, weeping tree. Delicate single white flowers in spring. Height after 10yrs up to 4m. Full Details Prunus ‘Mikurama-gaeshi’ Flowering Cherries & Plums Small tree, with single blush pink flowers. Young leaves are bronze green, then reddish copper with yellow markings in autumn. Full Details Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Flowering Cherries & Plums A beautiful tree, with clear pink star shaped flowers in April. Height and spread after 10yrs 3m x 3m. Full Details Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ Flowering Cherries & Plums Ascending branches and double shell pink flowers against bronze/green leaves in mid April. Full Details
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