Japanese flowering cherry
Prunus (Japanese flowering cherry; variety tbc until it blossoms)
A young standard tree with a straight, clear trunk, banded bark and a small head of leaves already in full autumn red and orange. Bristle-tipped leaf teeth mark it as a Japanese flowering cherry.
- Common name
- Japanese flowering cherry
- Section
- Trees & shrubs
- Spot
- Patio (for now)
- Soil
- Nursery compost
- Options
Bonsai · Plant out
Bonsai
An experimental possibility once identification and structure are clearer.
Plant out
A flowering garden tree where there is room for its eventual size.
- From
- A local nursery (old stock), Oct 2026
- Age
- About 5 years (best guess)
- Next repot
- Monitor growth and roots; provisionally staying in this pot for at least two years.
- Edible
- 🤔 Sort of: ornamental cherries are small and sour, if they fruit at all.
- Hardy
- ✅ Fully
- Garden-centre price
- about £30
Care & updates
- Identification
Leaf close-ups confirm a Japanese flowering cherry: the leaf teeth end in fine bristles. Variety waits for blossom.
- Root care and repot
Removed from its nursery pot, given some root care and repotted for overwintering. The plan is to keep it in this pot for at least a couple of years, subject to how it grows.
- Pot tidy-up
Started clearing unwanted growth from the pot. Lifted an unidentified seedling and potted it separately. Considering retaining some of the wildflowers; the tidy-up is still in progress.
- Observation
Nursery-stock check: scratch-tested alive.
Root records (3)
View larger, with detailsRoot care and repotRemoved from its nursery pot, given some root care and repotted for overwintering. The plan is to keep it in this pot for at least a couple of years, subject to how it grows.
View larger, with detailsRoot photographUnderside before root care.
View larger, with detailsRoot photographAfter working around the outside of the rootball.
🎮
Cherry blossom drifting across the duelling grounds.
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