Profile
Sargent Cherry
Prunus sargentii
Deciduous Tree
Height |
40 - 50 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
40 - 50 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Rounded form; abundant flowers blooming before leaves, single, pink, 1½" diameter, in clusters; fruit is small (1/3" diameter), dark purple to black, in late summer, inedible; glossy dark green leaves emerge reddish, turn bronze or red in fall; attractive shiny red-brown bark with horizontal lenticels. |
Limitations |
Susceptible to disease and insects. |
Hardiness |
SE, SC (Zone 4) |
Origin |
Japan |
Cultivars |
Accolade' smaller tree (20'-25') with open, spreading form; showy flowers, semi-double, 1½" diameter, 12 to 15 petals, budding deep pink, opening blush pink |
