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GQT. Cherry tree recommendation?
Hi everyone.
A couple of weeks ago I heard one of the Gardener's QT panel recommend a cherry tree which is a good all year round plant, especially good for autumn colour. I forget which it is and can't find anything on the web site. Does anyone remember, please? Kath |
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Lee and Kath wrote in message ... Hi everyone. A couple of weeks ago I heard one of the Gardener's QT panel recommend a cherry tree which is a good all year round plant, especially good for autumn colour. I forget which it is and can't find anything on the web site. Does anyone remember, please? Kath Hi Kath, I don't recall the tree mentioned on GQT, but Prunus Sargentii is famous for its brilliant autumn leaf colour. The flowers are single, pink and emerge roughly late April/early May. Young leaves are bronzy red. Of course, the autumn colour referred to may have been flower colour, rather than leaf colour. In this case the tree is likely to be Prunus subhirtella 'Autmnalis', which has semi-double white flowers produced between November and March (usually in milder winter spells). The form P.s.'A' rosea has semi-double pink flowers. Hope this helps. Spider |
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:22:55 +0100, Spider wrote:
Lee and Kath wrote in message ... Hi everyone. A couple of weeks ago I heard one of the Gardener's QT panel recommend a cherry tree which is a good all year round plant, especially good for autumn colour. I forget which it is and can't find anything on the web site. Does anyone remember, please? Kath Hi Kath, I don't recall the tree mentioned on GQT, but Prunus Sargentii is famous for its brilliant autumn leaf colour. The flowers are single, pink and emerge roughly late April/early May. Young leaves are bronzy red. Prunus hillierii is another good one for autumn leaf colour, the variety "Spire" is nice and upright , and doesn't take much space in a small garden. Both have lots of pale pink flowers in the spring. -- Best Regards Richard |
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Thank you for your suggestions on this. 'Hillerii' seems to ring a bell. The info was it provided
all year round interest and is compact. Kath |
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