Prunus Okame Bonsai
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Prunus okame bonsai. Peach bonsai prunus persica from spring to winter duration. The seedling okame resulted from fertilizing the female flower of a fuji cherry prunus incisa with the pollen from a taiwan cherry cerasus campanulata. It can attract pests to your tree. These trees are naturally.
Over fertilization is prohibited for cherry trees. Princess ruto growing problems pests. Prune after flowering i e. Blooming in early mid spring a profusion of mildly fragrant 5 petaled rich carmine pink flowers with red calyces smother the bare branches and create a terrific floral display.
Pruning prunus okame trees. Okame is a small deciduous tree with an upright rounded crown. Sources in the 20th century published the botanical name as prunus x incisa okame. Nearly all are cold hardy to 30f.
This is one of the parent species of the okame cherry and the autumn flowering cherry. This name is considered synonymous with but is not preferred to the modern name of prunus okame. One of the most popular garden cherries prunus x incam okame taiwan cherry is a small deciduous tree of upright and vase shaped habit when young becoming more rounded with age. It has an upright growth habit and finely textured dark green leaves which turn brilliant orange in autumn.
An okane cherry tree prunus x incam okame is a smart choice for gardeners who long for an elegant cherry tree but don t have the time to do a lot of maintenance. A hardy deciduous tree growing to about 10m 30 tall. Campanulata but without its sensitivity to cold. Nearly all prunus prefer full sun well drained loose soils and moist but not wet soil in summer.
After the petals have dropped but before the new shoot growth appears. Although it is possible to leave your okame cherry blossom tree to its own devices if you prune it for the first few years it will create a more balanced branch framework. Prunus okame okame cherry japanse sierkers duration. When a prunus species does not conform to this description it will be mentioned.
Problems if you want to attract pollinators prunus okame is a great choice. Continue to shape your okame cherry tree as desired for the first 4 years of its life. Suggested uses could be used in a hedge or as a bonsai plant or accent plant in small space gardens and landscapes. Okame was developed by captain collingwood ingram of england using prunus incisa as the female parent and prunus campanulata as the male parent.