Taiwan Cherry
Prunus campanulata
Description
Early-flowering ornamental cherry with vivid pink blossom.
Taxonomy
Genus
Prunus
Cultivars
2
Felix Jury
Felix Jury is a cultivar of taiwan cherry. Bred in NZ by Felix Jury and known here as the 'Tui Tree' because Tui just love the sweet nectar the flowers provide - in fact they go mad for it. A hybrid form of the 'Taiwan' flowering cherry with large, rosy red, bell shaped, blooms that start to appear around August. Deciduous. Matures to around 4 m tall by 3 m wide.
Superba
Superba is a cultivar of taiwan cherry. An improved and 'superb' version of the popular Prunus campanulata AKA 'The Tui Tree'. Brilliant, hot pink, bell shaped blossoms smother the bare branches in late winter. Ambrosia to nectar loving birds. Deciduous. m Matures to around 5 m tall by 3 m wide.