Mount Fuji Japanese flowering cherry
Prunus serrulata 'Mount Fuji'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mount Fuji' Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Mount Fuji') is a tree for borders, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows at a moderate rate and has a dense habit. It blooms from early to late spring, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit it. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Ornamental onion, Japanese forest grass, and Sweet William.