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It's no wonder Okame trees are on display each year at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. Visitors to this annual event will always remember how glorious these trees are in full bloom. Okame blooms well in both the hot and humid South or the hot and dry West.

It has a"low chill" requirement, so the blooms are reliable. The further north you go, the more colorful the fall color display becomes. In colder climates, the Okame's /5(7). The foliage of finely textured, ovate, dark green leaves, turns bronzy red to bright orange in the fall and provides an extended period of color. A striking presence in the landscape, Okame cherry demonstrates excellent heat and cold tolerance. It makes a handsome specimen tree Hardiness: What's My Zone?

The Okame Cherry tree, Prunus Okame, is one of the earliest of the flowering cherries. Its carmine-pink petals, with rose-red calyx and reddish flower stalks, open fully before leaf break. It has a very consistent year-to-year blooming habit. The rosy red buds are attractive before flower break and the overall floral effect lasts 2 to 3 weeks.

Jun 13, The dark green, 1 to inch-long leaves cast medium shade beneath the tree, and turn lovely shades of yellow, orange, and red in the fall in the northern part of its range. In late winter to early spring, the trees are gaily decorated with a multitude of single pink blooms with red calyces and reddish flower stalks, making them quite outstanding in the awakening landscape."Okame" flowering cherry (Prunus x incamp"Okame") packs the ornamental impact of a much larger tree into a tidy, to foot frame.

Its red-bracted pink flowers open against red-bronze branches. Apr 29, Leaves are ovate-shaped and dark green in summer before turning bright orange in the fall.

Okame cherry blossom trees grow between 15 and 25 ft. ( – 8 m) tall. Their thin trunk, beautiful shape, and color make them popular garden landscape trees. Cherry tree blossoms: Okame cherry blossoms are five-petaled single flowers in rich pink color. The dark red flower centers give the blossoms Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. shrubs for repeat pruning