Prunus × incam 'Okame'
Okame Cherry

Prunus × incamp ′Okame′ - Leaf
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Pink (Flowers have pink petals and a red calyx and stalk; very early spring (sometimes late winter in warmer climates))
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Showy fall color that can be red, orange, yellow, or bronze)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Rarely produced)
 Ultimate Height:
20-30 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-30 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Well drained soils; moderately drought tolerant
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1-2.5" long) are alternate, simple, ovate to lanceolate, and doubly serrate. Bark is a lustrous red-brown with broad, horizontal lenticels.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 285
  • Drought Tolerant 289
  • Fall Color 238
  • Notable Bark 168
  • Winter Interest 117
  • Patio Tree 129
  • Specimen 630

    • Additional Information

    'Okame' is a small cherry tree that performs well in the landscape and provides multi-season interest with beautiful, pink flowers very early in the spring, handsome dark green summer foliage, excellent orange, red, and bronze fall color, and shining, reddish bark in the winter.

    When Prunus × incam 'Okame' has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

    Flowering

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    No Fruiting Observations Available

    2 Prunus × incam 'Okame' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_1668*ASCHL
    22012_01393*AMRDH

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