Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula
- Calling all bark fans! Tibetan Cherry is an absolute standout, with lustrous, coppery red colour that brings a much needed shot of vibrance to the winter landscape
- Also known as the Birch Bark Tree, Paperbark and Cellophane Bark Cherry, it's got more aliases than David Bowie.
- About that bark - as the tree grows, it peels off in translucent strips that look like stained glass when the sun shines through them. After a few years the trunk will also develop deep, banded lenticels (bumpy lines) which give it even more tactile appeal.
- In spring, you'll see clusters of small white flowers, which the bees love!
- Following that, dark green foliage emerges, turning rich golden yellow in autumn. Ornamental cherries appear in autumn, starting off red and turning white as they ripen.
- Grows to a maximum of eight metres or so, making it a great specimen tree to plant in a large lawn - or by the roadside, as it's fantastically pollution tolerant. Wherever you plant yours, make sure you can see it from a window so you don't miss a thing.
- A low-maintenance tree which is happy in any moist and well-drained soil apart from chalk and won't need much pruning.
- Team it with Silver Birch to bring out the colour of both trees, or underplant with winter flowering Hellebores.
- According to Chinese folklore, a branch hung above your door on New Years Day will keep away evil all the year.
Description
- Calling all bark fans! Tibetan Cherry is an absolute standout, with lustrous, coppery red colour that brings a much needed shot of vibrance to the winter landscape
- Also known as the Birch Bark Tree, Paperbark and Cellophane Bark Cherry, it's got more aliases than David Bowie.
- About that bark - as the tree grows, it peels off in translucent strips that look like stained glass when the sun shines through them. After a few years the trunk will also develop deep, banded lenticels (bumpy lines) which give it even more tactile appeal.
- In spring, you'll see clusters of small white flowers, which the bees love!
- Following that, dark green foliage emerges, turning rich golden yellow in autumn. Ornamental cherries appear in autumn, starting off red and turning white as they ripen.
- Grows to a maximum of eight metres or so, making it a great specimen tree to plant in a large lawn - or by the roadside, as it's fantastically pollution tolerant. Wherever you plant yours, make sure you can see it from a window so you don't miss a thing.
- A low-maintenance tree which is happy in any moist and well-drained soil apart from chalk and won't need much pruning.
- Team it with Silver Birch to bring out the colour of both trees, or underplant with winter flowering Hellebores.
- According to Chinese folklore, a branch hung above your door on New Years Day will keep away evil all the year.
Additional Information
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2 Year Old Single Stem Bare Root Tree, 2 Year Old Single Stem Tree in a 9L Pot, Standard Bare Root Tree - 8/10cm Girth Trunk, Half-Standard Bare Root Tree - 6/8cm Girth Trunk, Half-Standard Potted Tree - 6/8cm Girth Trunk |
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Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula