Trailblazer flowering cherry plum
Prunus cerasifera 'Trailblazer flowering'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Bronze | dark purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Trailblazer flowering' cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Trailblazer flowering') is a tree for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White fragrant flowers open in early to late spring. The dense bronze to dark purple leaves grow at a moderate pace, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit the tree.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Jackmanii clematis, Ornamental onion, and Japanese forest grass.