List of Award of Garden Merit flowering cherries facts for kids
The following tree species and cultivars in the genus Prunus (family Rosaceae) currently (2016) hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. All are described as flowering or ornamental cherries, though they have mixed parentage, and some have several or unknown parents. They are valued for their spring blossom, and in some cases ornamental fruit and bark. This list does not include the edible, or culinary, fruit trees in the genus Prunus (cherries, peaches, almonds, plums etc.). Dimensions shown are the maximum, which can often be restricted by regular pruning. Many cultivars also lend themselves to bonsai treatment.
A note on species names; where only Prunus is indicated, the species or hybrid name is unknown or conjectural.
| Species | Cultivar name | Common name | Year | Ref | Flower | Form | Height | Spread | Image |
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| Prunus | 'Accolade' | 1993 | pink | semi-double | 8m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Amanogawa' | 1993 | pale pink | semi-double | 8m | 4m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Beni-yutaka' | 2012 | pink | double | 12m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Collingwood Ingram' | 2012 | deep pink | single | 8m | 4m | |||
| Prunus | 'Fugenzo' | 1993 | pink | double | 8m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Hanagasa' | 2012 | pale pink | double | 8m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Ichiyo' | 1993 | shell pink | double | 8m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Kanzan' | 1993 | deep pink | double | 10m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Matsumae-fuki' | 2012 | white | single | 8m | 8m | |||
| Prunus | 'Pandora' | 1993 | pale pink | single | 12m | 8m | |||
| Prunus | 'Pink Perfection' | 1993 | pink | double | 8m | 8m | |||
| Prunus | 'Shirotae' | 1993 | white | double | 6m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Shizuka' | 2012 | white | semi-double | 12m | 10m | |||
| Prunus | 'Shogetsu' | 1993 | white | double | 5m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Spire' | 1993 | pale pink | single | 10m | 6m | |||
| Prunus | 'Sunset Boulevard' | 2012 | white | single | 12m | 4m | |||
| Prunus | 'Tai-haku' | Great white cherry | 1993 | white | single | 8m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'Taoyame' | 2012 | pale pink | semi-double | 8m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus | 'The Bride' | 2012 | white/red | single | 8m | 8m | |||
| Prunus | 'Ukon' | 1993 | white | semi-double | 8m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus avium | 'Plena' | Double gean | 1993 | white | double | 20m | 10m | ||
| Prunus cerasifera | 'Nigra' | Black cherry plum | 1993 | pink | single | 12m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus incisa f. yamadei | 2012 | white | single | 8m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus incisa | 'Kojo-no-mai' | 2012 | white | single | 2.5m | 2.5m |  |
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| Prunus incisa | 'Oshidori' | 2012 | pink | double | 8m | 8m | |||
| Prunus laurocerasus | 'Otto Luyken' | Cherry laurel | 1993 | white | single | 1.0m | 1.5m | ||
| Prunus laurocerasus | 'Rotundifolia' | Cherry laurel | 2012 | white | single | 8m | 4m | ||
| Prunus lusitanica | Portugal laurel | 1993 | white | single | 12m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus mume | 'Beni-chidori' | 2012 | deep pink | single | 2.5m | 2.5m | .jpg) |
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| Prunus padus | 'Colorata' | Bird cherry | 1993 | pink | 15m | 10m |  |
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| Prunus padus | 'Watereri' | Bird cherry | 1993 | white | single | 12m | 10m | ||
| Prunus pendula | 'Pendula Rubra' | Drooping cherry | 1993 | deep pink | single | 4m | 4m | ||
| Prunus pendula f. ascendens | 'Rosea' | 2012 | shell pink | single | 8m | 8m | |||
| Prunus pendula | 'Stellata' | 2012 | pink | single | 4m | 4m | |||
| Prunus serrula | 'Branklyn' | Tibetan cherry | 2012 | white | single | 8m | 8m | ||
| Prunus × blireana | Blireana plum | 1993 | rose pink | double | 4m | 4m |  |
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| Prunus × cistena | Purple-leaf sand cherry | 1993 | pale pink | single | 1.5m | 1.5m |  |
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| Prunus × incam | 'Okamé' | 1993 | carmine pink | single | 12m | 8m |  |
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| Prunus × incam | 'Shosar' | 2012 | pink | single | 8m | 4m | |||
| Prunus × yedoensis | 'Somei-Yoshino' | Yoshino cherry | 1993 | white | single | 15m | 10m |  |
