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Silk Tree Nurseries stock an increasing range of the spectacular ornamental
Japanese cherries
. These are breathtaking
in Spring, and supply is severely limited of some of the cultivars.
We also produce a wide range of Japanese style plants for an
oriental garden or border design.
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JAPANESE
CHERRIES
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AMANOGAWA - Columnar Japanese Cherry - Prunus 'Amanogawa'
The Japanese Column Cherry is a beautiful upright Cherry Tree,
grown for it's unusual columnar habit - straight branches growing in a
shuttlecock form to form a formal, and very elegant coulmn like tree. In
Spring, pink shell flowers cover the tree with gorgeous Spring foliage
of bronze, turning to deep green in summer.
Prunus Amanogawa makes a superb specimen as a 'patio tree', because of
it's superb formal upright habit, or it can be planted in the ground to
make a medium sized cherry tree.
10Litre pot, 6ft specimens 
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FRAGRANT CLOUD (white scented) - Prunus
shizuka 'Fragrant Cloud'
The Shizuka Cherry named Fragrant Cloud is a truly spectacular specimen
in Spring, with semi-double pure white flowers that are highly fragrant.
Walk underneath one of these in bloom and you will be startled by the
richness of cherry blossom fragrance!
One of the most highly scented of the Japanese Cherries, Fragrant Cloud
is a slow growing tree up to a maxium of 10-12ft and can be pruned and
shaped over the years to form a wonderful cascade bonsai shape. This
tree makes an excellent patio specimen, and kept in a pot it can be
moved around the garden during the year.
10Litre pot, 6-7ft specimens £34.99
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KIKU SHIDARE SAKURA (Weeping, Pink) -
Prunus 'Kiku Shidare Sakura'
The Japanese Weeping Cherry is simply one of the most desirable of
all tree species, and is the ideal cherry tree for the small garden. Prunus
kiku shidare Sakura is the perfect choice for a Japanese style garden and
fits in well with bonsai trees, water cascades, and fine ornamental specimens.
I cannot tell you how beautiful and breathtaking this tree is in Spring!
Full double deep pink blossom showers the tree from top to bottom, and it
is a sight to behold! Set up a lighting system beneath this tree and you
will have a night time Spring display you won't believe! Can also be grown
as a patio tree for a beautiful Spring display.
10Litre pot, 6ft specimens £39.99
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KOJO-NO-MAI 'FLIGHT OF THE
BUTTERFLIES' - Prunus 'Kojo-no mai' Silk
Tree Nurseries are immensley pleased to be offering these unique and
exquisite Japanese Dwarf Cherries as 4ft standard forms. Prunus kojo-no
mai is unique amongst the Japanese Cherries, havng distinctive and
remarkable ZIG ZAG branches which provide interest all year round. It is
a dwarf cherry, so will not take over the garden, and will never grow
more than 5-6ft in this grafted form.
KOJO NO MAI translates in English to 'FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES' and
this is a perfect description for this gem of a plant, because the
reason this cherry is just so sought after is for its incredible Spring
display of white blossom. Beautiful and fragrant white flowers COVER the
whole of the tree and even small specimens are a sight to behold,
but these standards will be thrilling to see in Spring. We also offer
small 3litre shrub specimens.
12Litre pot, 4-5ft 'standards' specimens £39.99
(B)

2-3Litre pot,
small bush specimens £7.99 (A)
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KOJO-NO-MAI Japanese Cherry Bonsai
Tree - 14-17inch specimens The 'FLIGHT OF
THE BUTTERFLIES' Japanese Cherry makes a jaw dropping display in any
bonsai collection and is fully hardy in the UK. We are offering
13-17inch high specimens (inc. pot) with 8-10inch spread of branches,
rooted in 8" by 5.5" by 2.5inch plastic rectangular bonsai display
pots. A similar specimen is shown to the left.
POSITION: Outdoors only (but can be brought into the house for 1-3 days
at a time), half sun
WATERING: Water every day in hot weather - bonsai cherries can withstand
some drought, but try and keep the soil moist in the growing season.
PRUNING: Leaf prune in early summer every 2 years to reduce the leaf
size. Branch prune in the dormant season.
WINTER PROTECTION: this is an outdoor bonsai tree, and is fully hardy
Bonsai pot
specimen £29.99 (B)
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OKAME - Prunus 'Okame'
A very distinctive Japanese Cherry with weeping flowers of
delicate pink, this tree can create a masterpiece of colour in a
japanese style garden. Lovely autumn colour. A stronger growing small
cherry tree.
3Litre pot,
2-3ft specimens
£12.99 (A)
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RED SUN (red foliage) - Prunus
'Royal Burgundy'
The beautiful new hybrid Japanese Cherry, Royal Burgundy, is much
sought after for it's show of deep rich red foliage all summer, which turns
fiery bronze in autumn. DOUBLE pink flowers smother the whole tree in Spring!
This is a slow growing, small cherry tree reaching a maximum of 20ft after
10 years, but can be kept to any height with pruning.
The spectacular RED foliage of this cherry tree can make an unusual
patio tree. The red foliage will blend well with the greens of cordylines,
palms, and wisteria. The double pink flowers are Spring blooming, and will
light up any garden from the depths of the winter months!
10Litre pot, 6ft whip specimens
£24.99 (B)
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SNOW SHOWERS - Pure White Weeping Cherry - Prunus
Snow Showers
Prunus Snow Showers is the best white cherry tree for a small
garden or as a patio tree. This beautiful weeping cherry has branches
that almost touch the ground, and only grows in height to 7-9ft, making
it an ideal specimen for smaller gardens. This tree is a real talking
point in Spring when single white flowers of pure white densely cover
the tree from top to bottom. In summer and autumn, the beautiful weeping
branches will add interest to any style of garden. They are particularly
stunning when used in a Japanese style garden. The photo to the left
shows some of our specimens from Spring 2007 in full bloom.
10Litre pot, 6ft specimens
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TAI HAKU (White) - Prunus 'Tai
Haku'
The proud and stately Tai Haku, Great White Cherry, is the boldest
and largest white flowered variety of Japanese Ornamental Cherry. Very large
white flowers smother the whole tree from late March into late April. If
you are looking for one specimen tree for the back or front garden, then
the grand Tai Haku cherry must be the one! Highly fragrant, it will wow
passers-by with it's stunning blooms in Spring. It also makes a spectacular
PATIO TREE for Spring.
10Litre pot, 6ft specimens £34.99
(B)
or 2 for £59.99 (B)
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