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A Celebration ofCherry Blossom at RHS Garden Wisley

1 Prunus x yedoensis

2 Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’

3 Prunus jamasakura

4 Prunus ‘The Bride’ AGM

5 Prunus x yedoensis ‘Shidare-yoshino’

6 Prunus ‘Shirotae’ AGM

7 Prunus ‘Shogetsu’

8 Prunus ‘Asagi’

9 Prunus ‘Ichiyo’

10 Prunus ‘Accolade’ AGM

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A Celebration ofCherry Blossom at RHS Garden Wisley 1 Prunus x yedoensis

Flowering 21 March – 5 AprilAlso known as the Yoshino cherry, this cherry is famed for being mass planted throughout Japan, producing a profusion of single blushed flowers that open in such a way as to completely hide the tree’s branches. The tree has a lovely horizontal branch habit but can be trained to form a tall standard. X yedoensis also boast superb red and or orange autumn foliage, showing it works hard to earn its place in the garden!

This is our key plant in Wisley’s Welcome Landscape where we have planted an informal avenue of 140 trees of mixed sizes, which will create a magical experience as you enter the garden.

2 Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’

Flowering 7 – 15 MarchOne of the earliest flowering cherries and the deepest shade of Pink! These trees are noticeably upright in form and can stand like vivid pink spires against a clear blue sky. A great tree for someone wanting to add colour to their spring garden, this cultivar is named after the cherry expert who is widely regarded as the man that saved many rare Japanese cultivars from extinction. We have a gorgeous group of this cultivar near the entrance of the Pinetum. Well worth a visit!

3 Prunus jamasakura

Flowering late MarchThis wonderful specimen produces elegant white to soft, light-pink blossom just as the deep bronze foliage is starting to emerge. This species is a native to central and south Japan. This particular tree is impressive both in its size and architectural trunk.

4 Prunus ‘The Bride’ AGM

Flowering 16 – 25 MarchThis is a delightful cherry for someone wanting a dense multi-branching tree. With simple, single white flowers opening from delicate pink-tinged buds becoming red in the centre with age and borne in great profusion that will take your breath away.

We have a superb specimen near the entrance of the Pinetum which will stop you in your tracks!

5 Prunus x yedoensis ‘Shidare-yoshino’

Flowering late March – early AprilThis is the weeping form of P. x yedoensis the cherry planted in the entrance avenue. Like its upright form it is covered in small, almond scented blush-pink flowers from late March. Its weeping habit adds an elegant and subtle beauty, making it ideal for the smaller garden.

We have lovely specimen plants at the edge of the Seven Acres lake where the pendent branches can arch down and touch the water.

6 Prunus ‘Shirotae’ AGM

Flowering late March – early AprilIntroduced from Japan in 1905 and holder of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, this is one of the most beautiful and classic of Japanese cherries, with horizontal to slightly pendulous branches. Producing very large single or semi-double, fragrant, white flowers which burst from soft green foliage in drooping clusters.

7 Prunus ‘Shogetsu’Flowering 3 – 12 AprilOne of the last Cherries to blossom at Wisley, this is a great tree to have if you want to extend the seasons flower. A smaller tree growing to 3 – 4 metres in height after 20 years, it produces large double flowers about 5cm across, starting with slightly pink buds opening to perfect white. As one of the latest flowering cherries it has the feature that the foliage is coming into growth at the same time as the blossom.

A tree well worth considering for a smaller garden and you can see a great example in the Bowes Lyon Rose Garden.

8 Prunus serrulata ‘Asagi’Flowering early – mid-AprilOne of the most unusual cherries is Prunus serrulata ‘Asagi’. With its curious apple-green flowers, it blossoms later than most cherries therefore, extending the season.

9 Prunus ‘Ichiyo’Flowering 26 March – 5 AprilOften sold as ‘Pink Champagne’, this is a great cherry if you have the room to grow it, but it’s quite vigorous and will get rather big if given the opportunity, producing double, shell-pink flowers which are round in shape and hang down in clusters. We have a towering tree on the Battleston Hill broadwalk which you’ll spot easily.

10 Prunus ‘Accolade’ AGMFlowering 9 – 22 MarchThis superb cultivar was raised in 1952 by Knaphill Nurseries and is thought to be a hybrid between P. x subhirtella and P. sargentii. This flowering cherry has delicate soft-pink, semi-double blossoms that are produced in abundance. The tree is medium in size at around 7 metres high by 5 metres wide after 20+ years, and has a graceful and slightly wiry branch structure.

At Wisley an informal avenue can be seen planted either side of the path at the base of the Rock Garden and leading to the Glasshouse landscape, drawing you along the path towards the large specimens planted 14 years ago when the Glasshouse was created.

Discover a wealth of spring colour inspiration in our Wisley Garden Centre, including the RHS exclusive Cherry Blossom collection of stationery, homewares and soft furnishings. The collection has been designed to celebrate the cherry blossoms that are a feature of the RHS Garden Wisley Welcome building. The range features interpretations of Kondo Yuho’s 1888 ‘Double Cherry Blossom’ print, held at the RHS Lindley Library in London. You can create your own spring colour by choosing from our wide variety of spring blossoms, including the bestselling shrub Prunus ‘Kojo- no-mai’ – the Fuji Cherry.

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