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Mount Fuji Flowering Cherry (Standard)
Prunus serrulata ‘Shirotae’
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Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Mount Fuji Flowering Cherry (Standard) - Prunus serrulata ‘Shirotae’
‘Shirotae’ is the flat topped, horizontally spreading cherry, and grown as a standard on a clear straight trunk that wide tiered head sits above the garden like a canopy. Prunus serrulata ‘Shirotae’ opens large semi double white flowers with a light almond fragrance in spring, held along branches that reach outward rather than upward, so a mature tree is markedly wider than it is tall. It needs cold winters to flower well, which places it in Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT, the tablelands and the Adelaide Hills.
Why Mount Fuji Flowering Cherry
Horizontal Tiers: Branches spread almost flat, creating a layered architectural canopy that is distinctive even bare.
Large White Blossom: Semi double flowers are among the biggest of the Japanese cherries and carry a faint fragrance.
Standard Trunk: A clear stem lifts the spreading head so you can walk, sit and plant beneath it.
Wide Shade: The broad crown throws shade over a much larger area than the tree's modest height suggests.
Autumn Finish: Foliage turns yellow to soft orange before falling in cool districts.
Ideal Applications
Canopy Over a Terrace: Its flat spreading head shelters a seating area without a tall trunk.
Lawn Specimen: A single tree in open turf shows the tiered structure from every angle.
Wide Avenue Planting: Spaced generously along a drive the crowns meet to form a blossom ceiling.
Japanese Style Gardens: The horizontal form is central to that tradition and pairs with maples and clipped evergreens.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 5 to 6m for a close row, noting this is a spreading tree not a screen
Spacing (feature/avenue): 7 to 9m to allow the full spread
Best Planting Season: Autumn through to late winter while dormant
Soil & Drainage: Deep, free draining loam with steady moisture; it fails in waterlogged or compacted ground
Establishment Care: Water deeply once or twice weekly through the first two summers so the wide shallow root plate develops evenly. Mulch a broad circle out to the drip line but clear of the trunk, and keep the clear stem free of shoots so the standard form and the height of the head are maintained.
Plant Details
Height: 4 to 6m
Width: 6 to 8m, wider than it is tall
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Japan, where the cultivar has been grown for centuries
Flower Colour: White, large and semi double
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
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Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
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We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







