Zuzu Flowering Cherry
Prunus incisa ‘Rinpo‘
Other Common Names: Fuji Cherry, Flowering Cherry
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5-8′
Width at Maturity: 3-5′
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Columnar
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink to Lilac Pink
Flower Size: 1.25″ diameter
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Double, in clusters
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Copper new growth turns to Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand (Amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 6.5-6.8 (Slightly Acidic)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-20F / Zones 5-9), Deer – more info, Heat
Description
If you’ve always wanted the beauty and charm of a flowering cherry but just don’t have the space meet Zuzu, a small and columnar shrub to only 6 feet tall and half as wide that is a perfect fit for small garden spaces. Like its much larger growing cousins, in early to mid spring ZuZu features abundant clusters are lightly-scented. Pink bell-shaped flowers along the branches in early spring, which emerge from distinctive crimson flower buds before the leaves. It has green foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The smooth gray bark and dark red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing upright to 5-8 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide, Zuzu Flowering Cherry is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in sunny landscape borders and garden beds and is a fine addition to a sunny or partially shaded flowering shrub border, pink theme gardens, cottage gardens and cut flower gardens.
Growing Preferences
Zuzu Flowering Cherry is very easy to grow. It is not picky about soil type but prefers a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. Good soil drainage is a must. Full sun is preferred however plants will tolerate some light shade. Tolerates urban conditions. Zuzu Flowering Cherry does not require pruning, however, an annual pruning immediately after flowering will encourage growth of new stems for better bloom the following year.
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