PlantSowGrow
When to plant and care for it
Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.
Growing Flowering Cherry (Amanogawa): what it needs
- Light
- Full sun · 6+ hours a day
- Watering
- Water weekly in dry spells for the first two summers
- Soil
- Fertile, well-drained soil · pH 6.0–7.0
- Spacing
- 2 m
- Height
- 6 m tall, 1.5 m wide
- In pots
- Only in large containers
- Feeding
- Balanced feed in spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 5–8
Step by step
- On planting day
Plant the Tree
Plant at the same depth it grew in its pot, in a hole twice as wide as the root ball, 2 m from other trees. Firm and water well.
- 0–1 days after “Plant the Tree”
Stake and Tie
Drive a short stake in on the windward side and fix it with a soft tree tie. Loosen the tie each spring so it never cuts into the bark.
- 0–2 days after “Stake and Tie”
Water In Deeply
Soak the root area with a full can, then keep the soil moist (not wet) for the first few weeks.
- 7–21 days after “Water In Deeply”
Mulch the Base
Spread 5–8 cm of compost or bark mulch in a 1 m circle, keeping it clear of the trunk.
Every year
- MarchSpring Feed
Scatter a general feed around the tree and mulch.
- AprilBlossom Time
The tree is in full blossom — take a photo for the journal.
- JulySummer Pruning (Only If Needed)
Prunus are pruned in summer, never in winter (silver leaf). Just remove dead or crossing branches.
- OctoberAutumn Colour
Enjoy the orange-red autumn leaves.
