Prunus Accolade

27.06.2023 - 08:35 / aberdeengardening.co.uk

Prunus Accolade started to flower in our front garden at the beginning of April.

It surely is a welcome sight, smothered in pale pink blooms. The flowers didn’t last very long, ten days at the most but just perfect for this central position in the front garden.

The clusters of semi double blooms were admired by passers-by. Those passers-by are very complimentary of a nice garden, however, surrounding your property with concrete and stone slabs is the order of the day.

People say, you will encourage others to get the gardening bug. Not a chance, I have come to believe that the love of gardening is genetic.

Almost everyone does admire the beauty of a garden but the thought of the work involved, drives them to distraction and statements as to how people don’t have the time these days.

As a shopkeeper, I was as busy as anyone but along with Myra we always managed a garden, as I say, it’s in the genes. Let’s try some gentle encouragement with a (plant a tree day) — or else!!

Prunus Accolade flowering in April is a real blousy show off. The large clusters of pink, semi double pendulous blooms measuring about 4 cm across smother the tree for about 10/14 days. Looking at its very best for seven days.

Well, okay its not flowering for very long but what the heck, Christmas doesn’t last long, and we wouldn’t do without it, hmm, maybe I would, grumpy old sod.

At a height of 24 ft (7.32 m) Accolade is ideal for the smaller garden.

Come Autumn we are rewarded with orange/red attractive foliage. All in all a very attractive deciduous ornamental Cherry tree.

Fully hardy

Can grow to a height of 24 ft (7.32 m), although it takes ten years to reach a height of 13ft (4 m)

Prune only to shape up or remove wayward branches. Most trees require