Prunus triloba

Prunus triloba
flowering almond

SIZE/TYPE	small tree
USUAL HEIGHT	2-3m
USUAL WIDTH	1-2m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	pink
BLOOMING TIME	April - May
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Deciduous broadleaf

If you like spring profusion of cherry flowers this small tree, although called flowering almond, is definitely a must-have. Its unique, soft pink, double flowers appear on bare wood and come out reliably every year making this small tree a regular attraction.

It grows about 3m tall and is densely branched, forming a wide bush or crown. Leaves are broadly elliptic, often 3-lobed, bright to mid-green. Gardeners often recommend pruning all branches every year after flowering to 1/3 of their original size. Thus you will have a denser and more profusely flowering tree the following year.

It tolerates most soil types except boggy but prefers slightly acidic, moist places. Fully hardy to -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 18-01-2009.

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.