Kwanzan Japanese Flowering Cherry
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Spacing: 20-25'
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Deer Resistant: Yes
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With a Kwanzan Cherry tree, you can have your own personal Cherry Blossom Festival! At the height of spring, this small to medium-sized ornamental tree is thickly set with scores of ruffled, frosted pink flowers. You’ll be snapping pictures like a tourist in your own backyard! And though those frilly Japanese Cherry blossoms receive all the glory, Kwanzan Cherry will also grace your landscape with lovely peach-colored foliage in fall. Plant this vase-shaped beauty as a single specimen underplanted with tulips, or place one on either side of a path in your garden and have the pleasure of walking under a Cherry blossom tree arch each spring.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Spacing: 20-25'
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Show more ›
The Story
Thanks to a very generous gift from the People of Japan in 1912, approximately 3,750 Cherry trees are planted along the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. In a ceremony on March 27, 1912 the first lady Helen Taft and the wife of the Japanese ambassador Viscountess Chinda, planted the first two trees together on the northern bank in West Potomac Park. These two original trees are still standing today marked by a large plaque. Each spring our nation’s capital celebrates the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This has become a cherished tradition for many, drawing 1.5 million people to the city each year. In 2012, The United States sent 3000 flowering dogwood trees to Japan to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japan’s Cherry trees. The trees are a living reminder of the good will and friendship between the two countries.
The Details
Passersby will do a double take with this gorgeous flowering Cherry in your yard! This superb specimen's branches are covered with clusters of large double-pink flowers in spring. And although you can't see them under the blanket of pink ruffles - this tree has leaves too! Beautiful bronzy-green foliage covers the tree when those fluffy pink flowers fade.
How to Grow
These Flowering Cherries like being planted in sunny locations and can grow in most soil conditions. Once you have your Cherry planted, make sure the soil is moist, without being constantly wet. As with most trees, a once a year fertilizing for about the first few years will give your tree the nutrients it needs to provide new, healthy growth and flowers for the following season. Apply a low rate fertilizer once in the fall. The Kwanzan Cherry doesn’t send out suckers very much at all and it only requires pruning when you feel that it is needed. There are those “lucky” trees that Japanese Beetles like to munch on and Flowering Cherries are one of them. There are a few ways to prevent or control beetle damage to your trees. Insecticide concentrates and sprays are available that can either be watered in around the base of the infected tree or sprayed on the foliage or beetles.
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Questions & Answers
Q: When is the best time to transplant a Kwanzan Cherry?
A: The best time to plant a Kwanzan is as soon as possible, right now. The objective is to move the Tree before bud swell during the Spring season. In most areas, you have about two to four weeks, depending on the weather, to do so.
We assume 'transplant' means exactly that, moving an established Kwanzan which is quite different than planted from a pre-harvested Tree or one that may be container grown.
Size Guide
Scale
Size B
Size C
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Size A Trees:
6' tall. Grown in our #7 tree container. This beautiful flowering tree will start to give you a show in your first spring and for years to come. May require staking at this size.
Size B Trees:
8-10' tall. About 6' wide or more - these are fully developed trees with strong branching and great structure. Stem caliper generally around 1 1/2". This will require some effort to handle on your own, much more manageable with two. Grown and shipped in our #15 tree container at this size.
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