Sunset Boulevard flowering cherry
Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard flowering'
RHS AGM (current)
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Habit
- Columnar / fastigiate
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Fall color
- Orange / gold
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Sunset Boulevard flowering' cherry (Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard flowering') is a tree for use as a specimen. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open in early to late spring. The narrow, columnar shape fits tight spaces. Leaves turn orange and gold in fall.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Autumn fern, and Purple Pillar rose of sharon.