Prunus cerasifera Nigra (Atropurpurea)

<a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.ie/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/prunus.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Japanese Cherry Trees</strong></a>, also known as <strong>Flowering Cherries</strong>, <strong>offer a truly impressive display of flowering at the beginning of spring.</strong> They herald the arrival of spring and the return of fine weather, covering themselves in a multitude of soft pink or white flowers. The <strong>Japanese cherry tree is a small tree that marks the seasons:</strong> with a spectacular flowering from the very start of spring, foliage that takes on beautiful colours in autumn before falling, revealing a decorative, smooth bark with horizontal striations in winter. Flowering cherries hold great cultural significance in Japan, where they are called <em>Sakura</em>. Each spring, they give rise to a ritual known as Hanami, where the Japanese gather under the cherry trees for picnics. Highly symbolic, the cherry tree is a small tree that evokes the ephemeral nature of beauty and life. It possesses an extremely poetic and delicate quality. Japanese cherries offer a great diversity in terms of their overall shape, with some varieties having a fastigiate or weeping habit. There are also dwarf, compact cherries that adapt well to pot or container cultivation and can even be trained as bonsai! Although they encompass several species, the most commonly cultivated flowering cherries in France are <em>Prunus serrulata</em>.