{"product_id":"pink-flowering-cherry-shimidsu-sakura-prunus-serrulata","title":"Shimidsu Sakura Flowering Cherry - Prunus serrulata ‘Shimidsu Sakura’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShimidsu Sakura Flowering Cherry - Prunus serrulata ‘Shimidsu Sakura’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the closing act of the cherry season, flowering after the early pinks have finished. \u003cem\u003ePrunus serrulata\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Shimidsu Sakura’ opens fat pink tinged buds into heavy double white flowers that hang on long stalks beneath horizontal branches, so the display is seen from below rather than above. The habit is the reason to choose it: broad, flat topped and wider than it is tall, which makes it a natural canopy over a seating area rather than a vertical tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Shimidsu Sakura\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms toward the end of the cherry season, extending the display by two or three weeks after the early cultivars drop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Clusters\u003c\/strong\u003e: The long flower stalks let the double blooms dangle clear of the branch, an effect no upright cherry can copy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpreading Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: A low wide crown that throws useful summer shade at a scale suited to a suburban courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBronze New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fresh leaves emerge coppery bronze alongside the last of the flowers, then settle to green.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage turns apricot to bronze orange before falling in cool districts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted over a bench or paved terrace where the hanging flowers sit at eye level.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree in open lawn shows the flat tiered branching to best effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Garden Rooms\u003c\/strong\u003e: The symmetrical crown suits clipped hedging and structured beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Front Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small enough for a modest block yet large enough to carry the whole spring display.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m in a row, allowing crowns to meet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m for full crown development\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn through winter while dormant, or early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam, neutral to slightly acid. Cherries will not tolerate waterlogging, so mound plant in heavy clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers rather than little and often, and keep grass cleared back to the drip line. Mulch to 75mm with coarse organic material but hold it 100mm clear of the trunk, since collar rot is the common killer of young cherries.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m, broader than tall at maturity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan, as a long cultivated garden selection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, opening from pink flushed buds\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795346653470,"sku":"ND-1366-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59796283392286,"sku":"ND-1366-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/CrhAO_9do3KHIYCcL-w0S_FVVHGuAL.jpg?v=1787313856","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pink-flowering-cherry-shimidsu-sakura-prunus-serrulata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}