Sculptural Plants

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.

	JAPANESE CHERRIES -
	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 (available again autumn 2010)
	FUJIMA (white scented) - Prunus 'Fujima' This is a low growing shrub cherry with a burst of small white flowers in February / March. Beautiful yellow and golden brown autumn colour. A perfect cherry for underplanting in the Japanese garden. 3Litre pot £9.99 (A)
	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 - weeping branches - £34.99 (B)
	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. 10Litre pot, 4ft 'standards' (shown in top picture) (available autumn 2010) 3litre plants £9.99 (A)
	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 strong growing small cherry tree. For a truly wonderful display of ornamental cherry, why not have the pure white of Snow Showers next to our other weeping cherry we offer, Prunus kiku shidare sakura - a magnificent pink weeping cherry. Planted in large pots on the patio they have interest all year round, with summer and winter weeping stems, beautiful autumn foliage, and the finale of the Spring flowering season of white and pink. 10Litre pot, 5-6ft specimens (available again autumn 2010)
	OSHIDORI - Prunus 'Oshidori' A beautiful shrub cherry growing as a bush form, with delicate and typically oriental weeping pink flowers in Spring. A lovely addition to the Japanese style garden, and can also be used as bonsai tree. 3Litre pot £9.99 (A)
	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, 5-6ft whip specimens (available again autumn 2010)
	SNOW GOOSE - White Upright Cherry - Prunus Snow Goose Prunus Snow Goose is a stately, small, upright cherry which is blessed with large, single, soft white flowers in April. Ideal for a small garden. 10Litre pot, 5-6ft specimens (available again autumn 2010)
	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. We have some simply beautiful top grafted 4ft specimens available now which will never grow larger than the 4ft graft. 10Litre pot, 4ft top grafted specimens (available again autumn 2010)
	WEEPING YOSHINO (White) - Prunus 'Weeping Yoshino' A beautiful, rarely offered weeping variety of Japanese Cherry is Weeping Yoshino. Branches that weep all the way to the ground are graced with beautiful white flowers in early Spring. 10Litre pot, 5-6ft specimens £29.99 (B)