Flowering Cherry Pink Champagne Trees
£90.00
Details:
Pink Champagne bears clusters of beautiful double shell-pink blossom that brighten to near white as they age. The delicate frilled appearance borne on long stalks gives a glorious display from April to May. The foliage on a prunus ichiyo is bronze-green maturing to green in summer with an attractive display of orange-red in autumn.
Received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
 Attracts | Bees |
|---|---|
 Blossom Colour | Pink, White |
 Flowering Period | Apr, May |
 Habit (Shape) | Broad |
 Hardiness | Hardy (Cold winter) |
 Height (when grown) | 5-7m |
 Leaf Colour | Green |
 Lighting | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
 Position | Sheltered |
 Soil Type | Acidic, Chalky / Alkaline, Clay, Most soils, Well-drained |
Description
Pink Champagne bears clusters of beautiful double shell-pink blossom that brighten to near white as they age. The delicate frilled appearance borne on long stalks gives a glorious display from April to May. The foliage is bronze-green maturing to green in summer with an attractive display of orange-red in autumn.
A vigorous upright spreading tree with ascending branches growing to about 6m x 4m in 20 years. Ichiyo is best grown in well-drained soil, in full sun to achieve a wonderful display. A sheltered position will also protect the blossom display.
Soil: Fertile, well drained soil
Position: North, south, east or west
Lighting: Sheltered
Flowering: Late spring
Blossom: Shades of pink
Height and Spread at Maturity: 6m x 5m
History: Introduced to Europe by Captain Collingwood Ingram when on a visit to Sakura Kwai in 1926 and was brought back and grown in his home in Kent.
