Japanese Blossom Cherry Prunus 'Kojo-no-Mai'
Enjoy Four Seasons Of Beauty With This Compact Cherry That Blooms, Glows And Shapes Your Garden All Year
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Key Features
RHS Garden
Merit
Merit
RHS Perfect
Pollinators
Pollinators
Perfect
In Pots
In Pots
Plant
In Sunshine
In Sunshine
Winter
Hardy
Hardy
Width: 250cm
Height: 250cm
Height: 250cm
- A changing display through all four seasons! From spring blossom to fiery autumn foliage and striking winter form
- Early-spring flowers emerge from red buds, providing colour before most plants have begun their growth
- Compact habit makes it ideal for patios, small gardens or containers, reaching only 250cm after 10 years
- Fully hardy and low maintenance, thriving in the UK climate with minimal care requirements
- Zigzagging branches add architectural interest year-round, especially dramatic when outlined by frost in winter
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Description
Also known as the Fuji Cherry, this gorgeous, compact shrub will burst into flower before the leaves appear in late winter to early spring each year.
They start as red buds which appear to almost dance around the branches, but then open to reveal beautiful pale-pink flowers, each with a red centre. Perfect for small garden or growing in a pot on your patio, Kojo-No-Mai even provides autumn interest when its green leaves turn from green to bright reddish / orange before falling. The statuesque form of the tree is also a joy to observe on frosty mornings when a haw-frost shows it off to its very best.
Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. This variety has also been labelled by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators'.
Kojo-No-Mai is fully winter hardy whatever the weather and grows to just 250cm after 10 years if left un-pruned, but will be happy to receive a regular trim during early summer after flowering has finished.
Top Tips
Best planted in autumn, from October to November choose a sheltered location (to protect the blossom when it emerges in the spring).
Care Information
- Dig a square hole as deep as the roots and approximately 1.5 times as wide.
- Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the planting hole to help the plant establish quicker.
- Spread the roots gently and place into the planting hole.
- Mix well rotted compost or manure with the soil taken from the hole and then use to backfill around the tree.
Keep well-watered until established. - Keep the area free of competing weeds and protect the tree with a rabbit guard if necessary to protect your young cherry tree.
- Pruning your tree is not usually necessary unless you need to remove damaged or broken branches.
Delivery Information
Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.
Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.
We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.
*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.
For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.
**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.
For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!
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