Flagpole Flowering Cherry – Prunus ‘Amanogawa’
Cherry Flagpole or Prunus Amanogowa is from a large genus of trees and shrubs which include plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds. Most are grown either for their fruit or for their ornamental value with varying shades of pink or white blossom. Originating in Asia in parts of Korea, China and Japan as the name Amanogowa suggests, the Cherry Flagpole is a small highly architectural tree with a tight fastigiate or columnar habit. In spring the semi-double fragrant shell pink flowers emerge from the branches in dense upright clusters on the branches as if reaching for the sky. Cherry Flagpole is an ideal hardy ornamental tree for the smaller garden as it requires little room. In autumn it rewards with a pretty array of leaf colour as they turn to red, green and orange-yellow all at the same time.
As it is quite a hardy specimen all Cherry Flagpole needs is just some reasonably good well drained soil and a bright sunny spot for flowering and will be suitable for urban as well as rural gardens as it will tolerate a certain amount of pollution. With slow to moderate growth Prunus Amanogowa will reach between 4-8 metres in height with a spread of 2.5-4 metres over a period of years.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
