The following tree species and cultivars in the genus Prunus (family Rosaceae) currently (2016) hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. All are described as flowering or ornamental cherries, though they have mixed parentage, and some have several or unknown parents. They are valued for their spring blossom, and in some cases ornamental fruit and bark. This list does not include the edible, or culinary, fruit trees in the genus Prunus (cherries, peaches, almonds, plums etc.). Dimensions shown are the maximum, which can often be restricted by regular pruning. Many cultivars also lend themselves to bonsai treatment.
A note on species names; where only Prunus is indicated, the species or hybrid name is unknown or conjectural.
Species Cultivar name Common name Year Ref Flower Form Height Spread Image Prunus 'Accolade' 1993 pink semi-double 8m 8m Prunus 'Amanogawa' 1993 pale pink semi-double 8m 4m Prunus 'Beni-yutaka' 2012 pink double 12m 10m Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram' 2012 deep pink single 8m 4m Prunus 'Fugenzo' 1993 pink double 8m 10m Prunus 'Hanagasa' 2012 pale pink double 8m 8m Prunus 'Ichiyo' 1993 shell pink double 8m 8m Prunus 'Kanzan' 1993 deep pink double 10m 10m Prunus 'Matsumae-fuki' 2012 white single 8m 8m Prunus 'Pandora' 1993 pale pink single 12m 8m Prunus 'Pink Perfection' 1993 pink double 8m 8m Prunus 'Shirotae' 1993 white double 6m 8m Prunus 'Shizuka' 2012 white semi-double 12m 10m Prunus 'Shogetsu' 1993 white double 5m 8m Prunus 'Spire' 1993 pale pink single 10m 6m Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard' 2012 white single 12m 4m Prunus 'Tai-haku' Great white cherry 1993 white single 8m 8m Prunus 'Taoyame' 2012 pale pink semi-double 8m 8m Prunus 'The Bride' 2012 white/red single 8m 8m Prunus 'Ukon' 1993 white semi-double 8m 10m Prunus avium 'Plena' Double gean 1993 white double 20m 10m Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' Black cherry plum 1993 pink single 12m 10m Prunus incisa f. yamadei 2012 white single 8m 8m Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai' 2012 white single 2.5m 2.5m Prunus incisa 'Oshidori' 2012 pink double 8m 8m Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' Cherry laurel 1993 white single 1.0m 1.5m Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' Cherry laurel 2012 white single 8m 4m Prunus lusitanica Portugal laurel 1993 white single 12m 10m Prunus mume 'Beni-chidori' 2012 deep pink single 2.5m 2.5m Prunus padus 'Colorata' Bird cherry 1993 pink 15m 10m Prunus padus 'Watereri' Bird cherry 1993 white single 12m 10m Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra' Drooping cherry 1993 deep pink single 4m 4m Prunus pendula f. ascendens 'Rosea' 2012 shell pink single 8m 8m Prunus pendula 'Stellata' 2012 pink single 4m 4m Prunus serrula 'Branklyn' Tibetan cherry 2012 white single 8m 8m Prunus × blireana Blireana plum 1993 rose pink double 4m 4m Prunus × cistena Purple-leaf sand cherry 1993 pale pink single 1.5m 1.5m Prunus × incam 'Okamé' 1993 carmine pink single 12m 8m Prunus × incam 'Shosar' 2012 pink single 8m 4m Prunus × yedoensis 'Somei-Yoshino' Yoshino cherry 1993 white single 15m 10m
See also Cherry Cherry blossom Hanami (Japanese cherry blossom festival) Prunus
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