'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree
One of the earliest cherry blossoms
Grown by Mike
Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
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'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree
- Neat and slender 'Accolade' is the perfect flowering cherry tree for a small garden. Plant it as a feature tree in a lawn or front garden border.
- One of the earliest to bloom in spring, with rich pink buds opening into clusters of fragrant, semi-double pink and white flowers throughout March and April.
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Vibrant autumn colour with an eye-catching mix of red, amber and golden tones.
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner for its looks, ease of growing and performance in British gardens.
- Naturally forms an airy canopy which doesn't cast too much shade - great for underplanting with perennials or bulbs. In a mild year, you might even get a few bonus flowers in autumn and winter!
- Looks delicate, is actually hard as nails; this fully cold-tolerant tree thrives in all but chalky soils and is rarely bothered by pests or diseases.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching.
- Our mature trees are grown in Air-Pots®, the only type of pot to completely eliminate root circling. A unique design stimulates air pruning for a mass of healthy fibrous roots, which results in a healthy tree that will establish quickly in your garden. With each Air-Pot® made to last up to 20 years, we reuse them on the nursery and wrap your mature tree in hessian for delivery - but if you’d rather keep your tree potted, simply add an Air-Pot® to your basket along with your tree.
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Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, 'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree adapts well to pots. Use a 50-60cm pot. It can be grown long-term but requires vigilant watering in summer. Protect the pot during severe winters below -5°C.
How big does it get?
The 'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree reaches a mature height of 6 to 8 metres, with a spread of 5 to 6 metres, although it can be maintained at a smaller size with regular pruning.
How much sunlight does this need?
'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree prefers full sun to partial shade, requiring at least 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight daily to thrive.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil, but is quite adaptable to most soil types including clay, loam, and chalk. It tolerates winter ground temperatures down to -10°C. Plant in a hole at least 50cm wide for best results.
How much watering does this plant need?
'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree requires regular watering, especially during its first few years of establishment. Provide approximately 10 to 20 litres of water per week, ensuring the soil remains moist but well-drained. During hot weather above 25°C, increase watering frequency to prevent the roots from drying out.
Will this plant need pruning?
'Accolade' Pink Cherry Blossom Tree generally requires pruning in mid-summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf disease, removing crossing branches to open up the canopy by about 0.5m.
How hardy is this plant?
The 'Accolade' cherry blossom holds an RHS hardiness rating of H6, making it fully hardy in the UK and able to survive temperatures down to -20°C.
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Meet Mike
Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe
Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.
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