#617 most planted
Prunus okame
Okame cherry
BroadleafDeciduous
882
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
1
city
4.3 in
median trunk (11 cm, 877 measured)
8.9 yr
median age (84% have a planting date)
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Prunus × incam 'Okame' is a relatively small, deciduous hybrid tree known for its colorful foliage and spectacular early-spring pink flowers. It naturally forms a rounded canopy and is highly drought and heat tolerant, though its weak wood makes it susceptible to breakage.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 8820.45%8.9 yr4.3 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.3 in, mean 4.9 in, 90th percentile 9.2 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
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60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
