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'Hokusai'


Hokusai Japanese Flowering Cherry




Origin:  Hokusai was selected by English enthusiast Collingwood Ingram in the 1920s, and named after a 19th century artist. It is likely to be a form of one of the earliest Japanese flowering cherries introduced to Europe by von Siebold in the 1860s, known at the time asĀ Prunus cerasus rosea-pleno.
Family
RosaceaeĀ 
Genus
Prunus
Cultivar
'Hokusai'
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous)
USDA Hardiness Zone
5 - 9
Canadian Hardiness Zone
6 - 9b
RHS Hardiness Zone
H4
Temperature (°C)
(-20.6) - (-1.1)
Temperature (°F)
(-4) - (30)
Height
Up to 6 m
Spread
9 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
April
Landscape
A specimen plant or in small groupings.
Cultivation
Grow best in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering in full sun.
Shape
Upright-spreading.
Pests
Potential diseases include leaf spot, die back, leaf curl, powdery mildew, root rot and fireblight. Potential insects include spider mites, aphids, scale, borers, leafhoppers, caterpillars, tent caterpillars and Japanese beetles.
Bark/Stem Description
Very smooth, shinny bark with very pronounced lenticels.
Leaf Description
Dark green, ovate lance-shaped and tapered to 10 cm long, and turning yellow in the autumn.
Flower Description
Large, pink - light, semi-double flower, 10-20 petals, non-fragrant, and borne as leaves emerge.
Fruit Description
An ovoid cherry-like fruit in late summer.
Texture Description
Medium-textured in all seasons.
Notable Specimens
Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Propagation
By stem cuttings.
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