List of Award of Garden Merit flowering cherries

The following species and cultivars in the genus Prunus have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. All are described as flowering cherries, though they have mixed parentage, and some have several or unknown parents. They are valued for their spring blossom, and in some cases ornamental fruit and bark.^[1] This list does not include the edible, or culinary, fruit trees in the genus Prunus (cherries, peaches, almonds, plums etc.). Dimensions shown are the maximum, which can often be restricted by regular pruning. Many cultivars also lend themselves to bonsai treatment.

species	common name	cultivar name	ref	Flower	Height (m)	Spread (m)
P. × subhirtella	Higan cherry, rosebud cherry	'Autumnalis Rosea'	[2]	pink	8	8
P. × yedoensis	Yoshino cherry	'Somei-Yoshino'	[3]	white	15	10
		'Accolade'	[4]	pink	8	8
		'Amanogawa'	[5]	pale pink	8	4
P. avium	gean, wild cherry		[6]	white	20	10
P. avium	gean, wild cherry	'Plena'	[7]	double white	20	10
P. cerasifera	black cherry plum	'Nigra'	[8]	pink	12	10
		'Ichiyo'	[9]	shell-pink	8	8
P. incisa	Fuji cherry	'Praecox'	[10]	white	8	8
		'Kanzan'	[11]	deep pink	10	10
		'Kiku-shidare-zakura'	[12]	double pink	3	3
		'Kursar'	[13]	pink	8	8
P. padus	bird cherry	'Colorata'	[14]	pink	15	10
		'Pandora'	[15]	pale pink	10	8
P. pendula	drooping cherry	'Pendula Rosea'	[16]	pink	4	4
P. pendula	drooping cherry	'Pendula Rubra'	[17]	deep pink	4	4
		'Pink Perfection'	[17]	double pink	8	8
P. sargentii	Sargent cherry		[18]	pale pink	20	15
P. serrula	Tibetan cherry		[19]	white	10	10
		'Shirofugen'	[20]	double pink	8	10
		'Shirotae'	[21]	white	6	8
		'Shogetsu'	[22]	double white	5	8
		'Spire'	[23]	pale pink	10	6
		'Ukon'	[24]	double white	8	10
P. × cistena	purple-leaf sand cherry		[25]	pink	1.5	1.5
		'Okamé'	[26]	pink	10	8
P. × subhirtella	winter-flowering cherry	'Autumnalis'	[27]	white	8	8

See also

• Cherry
• Cherry blossom
• Prunus

References

1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
2. "Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
3. "Prunus × yedoensis". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
4. "Prunus 'Accolade' (d) AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
5. "Prunus 'Amanogawa' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
6. "Prunus avium". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
7. "Prunus avium 'Plena' (d) AGM /". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
8. "Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
9. "Prunus 'Ichiyo' (d) AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
10. "Prunus incisa 'Praecox". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
11. "Prunus 'Kanzan' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
12. "Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
13. "Prunus 'Kursar'". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
14. "Prunus padus 'Colorata' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
15. "Prunus 'Pandora' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
16. "Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
17. "Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
18. "Prunus sargentii". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
19. "Prunus serrula". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
20. "Prunus 'Shirofugen' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
21. "Prunus 'Shirotae' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
22. "Prunus 'Shōgetsu' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
23. "Prunus 'Spire' AGM /". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
24. "Prunus 'Ukon' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
25. "Prunus × cistena AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
26. "Prunus × incam 'Okamé' AGM". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
27. "Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'". RHS Plant Selector. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2013-05-17.