FLUFFY DOUBLE PINK BLOOMS ATOP VIVIDLY DEEP PURPLE FOLIAGE
FEATURES:
- Throughout the growing season, foliage will be a reddish-purple color
- In early spring, profusions of delicate light pink to white blossoms cover the branches
- The charming, double pink flowers emit a sweet fragrance
- Attracts pollinators, bees, and butterflies
- Leaves will turn to an orangey-bronze color before dropping in the fall
- Relative resistance to common cherry tree diseases
- Hand Selected, Fresh From our Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 18-20' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 18-20' apart
Royal Burgundy Japanese Flowering Cherry
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Prunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy'
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FLUFFY DOUBLE PINK BLOOMS ATOP VIVIDLY DEEP PURPLE FOLIAGE
FEATURES:
- Throughout the growing season, foliage will be a reddish-purple color
- In early spring, profusions of delicate light pink to white blossoms cover the branches
- The charming, double pink flowers emit a sweet fragrance
- Attracts pollinators, bees, and butterflies
- Leaves will turn to an orangey-bronze color before dropping in the fall
- Relative resistance to common cherry tree diseases
- Hand Selected, Fresh From our Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 18-20' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 18-20' apart
Why plant Royal Burgundy Japanese Flowering Cherry?
Beware: This Burgundy is truly intoxicating! The ruffled, pink blossoms that appear in the spring will cast a spell over you as they nestle demurely against the purple foliage that lasts all season long. The leaf color is simply spectacular! Who said redheads can’t wear pink? This red-leaved version of the beloved Kwanzan Japanese Flowering Cherry will keep the color coming even after the blooms are spent. The maroon leaves hold their color all summer and turn flame-red before dropping in fall. This tree will be a dramatic statement in any landscape design. For Pete's sake, dig a hole and pour one in!
Sometimes new trees come about from years of work by breeders. Other times, all it takes is one lucky person with an eye for detail. Royal Burgundy was a result of the latter—all of the trees with that name came from a single branch on a Kwanzan Cherry that spontaneously produced red leaves. Thomas Earl Wilson of Speer and Sons Nursery in Oregon was the man with the sharp eye. The parent plant, Kwanzan, is a beloved old variety that stars in Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival every year.
How to use Royal Burgundy Japanese Flowering Cherry in the landscape?
Like Kwanzan Cherry, Royal Burgundy grows into a wide vase shape in time and makes a good candidate to arch over a path or sidewalk. Or, make this ravishing red-leaved Cherry tree a favorite destination in your landscape by putting a bench or a couple of comfy chairs underneath its colorful canopy.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
How To Plant Royal Burgundy Japanese Flowering Cherry
These Flowering Cherries like being planted in sunny locations but ‘Royal Burgundy’ is a little picky about where they spread their roots. There are those “lucky” trees that Japanese Beetles like to munch on and Flowering Cherries are one of them. There are a few ways to prevent or control beetle damage to your trees. Insecticide concentrates and sprays are available that can either be watered in around the base of the infected tree or sprayed on the foliage or beetles.
How To Water
Flowering Cherries do not like sitting in wet soil. Once you have your Cherry planted, make sure the soil is moist, without being constantly wet. In drought conditions, be sure to supplement watering.
How To Fertilize
As with most trees, a once a year fertilizing for the first few years will give your tree the nutrients it needs to provide new, healthy growth and flowers for the following season. We recommend fertilizing in spring with the Bower & Branch Elements Plant Food.
How To Prune
Pruning the Royal Burgundy Flowering Cherry is best done when the tree is dormant. As a 'dwarf' Cherry, it doesn’t need much pruning at all, except to trim an occasional errant branch or to remove any damaged or diseased branching.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
