Prunus Royal Burgundy Options Explained
60–90cm: 1–2 years old, 3–5L pot.
150–180cm: 2–3 years old, half standard tree, 7–12L pot.
180–240cm: 2–4 years old, half standard, 12–20L pot.
Girth 10-12cm: Standard, around *300-360cm tall
Girth 12-14cm: Standard, around *360-360cm tall
Girth 14-16cm: Standard, around *420-480cm tall
Girth 16-18cm: Standard, around *500cm tall
Girth 18-20cm: Standard, around *500cm tall
Girth 20-25cm: Standard, around *500cm tall
*Only girth is guranteed, heights are industry standard estimates.
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Prunus Royal Burgundy Cherry Tree
Prunus Royal Burgundy is a standout (not because it stands outside) flowering cherry tree grown for its rich purple foliage and double pink blossom. This ornamental cherry tree is closely related to the well-known Kanzan cherry (it shares a family tree), offering the same impressive spring display but with the added impact of deep burgundy-purple leaves that hold their colour through the season.
In mid-spring, this cherry blossom tree produces masses of double pink flowers, creating a strong ornamental display to enhance gardens, driveways and landscape planting. As a Japanese flowering cherry tree, Prunus Royal Burgundy combines showy blossom with dark foliage, making it a particularly distinctive flowering cherry tree for customers who want more than just a few weeks of spring interest. New foliage emerges coppery-bronze, quickly deepening to a dark purple tone, before turning orange to scarlet in autumn.
When young, Prunus Royal Burgundy has an upright, vase-shaped habit, making it suitable for narrower spaces. As it matures, it gradually develops into a broader, more spreading tree with a rounded crown, giving it more presence and canopy coverage over time. That makes Royal Burgundy a useful ornamental cherry tree for people who want a tree that starts neat but becomes more substantial with age.
It is a reliable and proven ornamental tree, holding the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Even outside the growing season, it offers additional interest with its subtly peeling copper-toned bark, helping it remain attractive through winter. It doesn’t peel from sunburn, so there is no need to get your factor 50 out.
Mature size is best described as around 5m high by 3m wide in 10–20 years, with the potential to grow larger over time depending on site and conditions.
Mature, Large and Established Prunus Royal Burgundy Cherry Trees
We supply mature, large and established Royal Burgundy cherry trees for instant impact, saving you years of waiting for a full-sized cherry blossom tree. Our stock includes standard, half-standard and multi-stem Japanese flowering cherry trees in a choice of heights and girths, suitable for small DIY projects through to council planting schemes. Every Prunus Royal Burgundy cherry tree we sell is sourced from UK suppliers and available to buy online with nationwide delivery.
Trade prices are available for larger ornamental cherry tree planting projects, with more favourable pricing from November to March when rootballed mature flowering cherry trees are available.
Planting Prunus Royal Burgundy
Plant your Prunus Royal Burgundy cherry tree in a sunny, open position to get the best flowering and strongest purple leaf colour. While it will tolerate some light shade, it performs best in full sun.
This ornamental cherry tree is adaptable to most soil types, including clay and chalk, as long as the soil is well drained. Avoid ground that stays waterlogged, especially in winter.
Prunus Royal Burgundy is fully hardy in the UK once established.
Pruning Prunus Royal Burgundy
Prunus Royal Burgundy needs very little pruning and is usually best left to develop its natural shape.
If pruning is needed, do it in mid to late summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf disease, which can affect flowering cherries if they are pruned in winter. Remove dead, damaged or crossing branches, and only shape lightly where needed.
Avoid hard pruning, as that can spoil the tree’s natural form and reduce flowering. Young trees may need a little light formative work to maintain a balanced structure, but established trees should need very little ongoing pruning.
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