The Tai-Haku Flowering Cherry (Prunus 'Tai-Haku') has large single white flowers to 6 cm wide, and pink buds from October. The new leaves in spring are a bronze colour, becoming green in summer, then orangey yellow in autumn. It has attractive smooth dark brown bark, and can grow to 5-7 m tall developing a broad crown. Awarded the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (UK).
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- Uses: Ornamental tree, shade tree, specimen tree, avenue tree
- Size: 5-7 metres high depending on conditions
- Flowering: From October
- Features: Beautiful large white blossom, autumn foliage
- Also known as: Great White Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry, Prunus serrulata 'Tai Haku', Prunus serrulata 'Tai-Haku', Prunus serrulata 'Taihaku'
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