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Okamé Cherry

Prunus ×incam

Okamé Cherry
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Prunus × incam is a hybrid flowering cherry, a cross between Prunus incisa and Prunus campanulata, grown as a small ornamental tree for its silver bark, pink spring flowers and bronze autumn leaves. Its hybrid nature means it rarely fruits, so it is usually propagated from cuttings.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then deeply during dry spells; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect young trees from severe cold and late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Prunus × incam, sometimes called the Okamé cherry, although that name rightly belongs to its Okamé cultivar, is a hybrid species of flowering cherry, the result of a cross between Prunus incisa (Fuji cherry) and Prunus campanulata (Taiwan or bellflower cherry). It is a small tree, reaching 8 m, with silver bark and showy pink flowers. Its leaves are obovate or oblanceolate, 47 to 70 mm long and 22 to 31 mm wide. Its fall foliage is an attractive bronze-orangish-red. Due to its hybrid nature, fruit are rarely produced even though it produces large amounts of pollen, and so it is propagated and sold commercially by cuttings.

Prunus × incam was developed by Collingwood Ingram before 1942 by pollinating Prunus incisa with pollen from Prunus campanulata.

Other Prunus plants

Prunus adenopoda · Red stinkwood · Prunus aitchisonii · Alabama cherry · Prunus alaica · Allegheny plum · American plum · Prunus amplifolia · Almond · Desert peach · Chickasaw plum · Prunus annularis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus × incam by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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