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PRUNUS 'Accolade'
Flowering Cherry

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:: Rosaceae :: PRUNUS :: hybride (sargentii x subhirtella) :: 'Accolade'

Type of products available: 0/1/1P9, 0/1/1P1L, 0/1/2 BR, 0/1/2 Whips

Main asset

Wide habit, flexible, more airy than most other flowering cherries. It can also be advantageously grown as multistem. Flowering is also one of the earliest in cherry trees.

Remarks

Do not prune too short. Flowering can be shortened by frosts.

Small deciduous tree with a well flared light habit, obtained in the middle of the 20th century in England. At the end of winter, the tree is covered with pendulous semi-double flowers, light pink, about 4 cm Ø, followed by some small black cherries appreciated by birds. The foliage gives a light shade, and colors nicely in autumn with yellow, orange and red.

Uses: alignment, small garden tree, shading

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: deciduous
Habit: flare
Height: 7 m x 5 m (23 ft x 16.5 ft)
Growth: medium to fast
Flowering period: March-April
Époque de fructification : Summer

Shape and colours:

Couleur du bois : brown grey
Foliage shape: lanceolated serrated
Foliage colour: light green
Foliage colour in autumn: yellow, orange, red
Flowers shape: semi-double
Flowers colour: pink
Forme des fruits : small cherries
Couleur des fruits : black

Plantation:

Soil type: drained
Exposure: sun, part-shade
Hardiness: - 25 °C (-13 °F - USDA zone 5b)