Okame Flowering Cherry

About this plant

Welcome spring with the breathtaking beauty of the Okame Flowering Cherry. This exceptional ornamental tree is one of the earliest to floral display, adorning your landscape with a profusion of delicate, fuchsia-pink, bell-shaped flowers even before its leaves emerge. Beyond its stunning spring show, the Okame Flowering Cherry offers year-round appeal. Its glossy, dark green foliage provides a lush canopy through summer, transforming into brilliant orange and red hues in the autumn. The smooth, reddish-brown bark adds a lovely textural element to your garden, ensuring interest long after the flowers have faded. Ideal as a specimen tree, a beautiful addition to a border, or even planted in groups for a dramatic effect, the Okame Flowering Cherry brings elegant charm and a herald of spring to any setting. Its relatively compact size makes it suitable for a variety of garden spaces, from urban courtyards to expansive landscapes.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers moist, fertile loams. Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but avoid poorly drained, heavy clays. Prune after flowering to shape or remove any dead or damaged branches. Fertilize in early spring before new growth begins.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.