The individual petals of Taihaku are gigantic compared to other cherries, and its twisting, writhing branches reach to the sky and flatten out in an umbrella-like canopy. The Great White Cherry might be its common name, but there’s a magical ring to Prunus Taihaku that I just can’t shake. Prunus Taihaku, the Great White Cherry Blossom Tree The cherry trees in the list below are all either cherry trees I have known and loved, or cherry trees I have longed to see, but what’s most interesting is that while they represent the best of nature, almost all of them exist thanks to human intervention. Without going into too much detail I’ll briefly note that there is one name that crops up repeatedly in the modern history of cherry trees Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram, the man whose obsession with the beauty of cherry trees, and drive to preserve them ensured not just the survival, but the reintroduction of trees thought to be extinct. What you might not realise is just how varied cherry trees can be, and quite how fascinating their history is. Best Types of Cherry Blossom Trees to Grow in Australiaĭespite preferring the cooler, wetter, climate of the Northern hemisphere, cherry blossom trees grow well in Australia, and almost all varieties grow with vigour all over the country.
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