Prunus 'Pink Cloud'

19 years ago

A somewhat different-looking Japanese cherry for those who appreciate different-looking trees. Mine is great right now, never seen it so loaded with flowers before. Rather luminous even in the current gloom. Bought it at Flower World, some years ago (it is now perhaps 30 ft. tall). There were only several left at that time. However, they had some at Sky last(?) year, and I have seen a couple dinky ones in a Seattle parking strip that were smaller than those seen at Sky - a third outlet may have stocked it. (L.E. Cooke Co. in California, the same place that supplies the Japanese apricot trees and similar items offered by those places here that carry such things is probably the wholesale source for all of the those seen here).

"In the SATO ZAKURA group. Originated as a chance seedling at the Huntington Gardens of San Marino, CA. Named and distributed in the 1980s. In commerce [by]1991. Liable to be confused nominally with P. X subhirtella 'Rosy Cloud'. Almost certainly a P. speciosa selection; possibly a hybrid involving P. campanulata.* Has a low chill-need. Tree vigorous, to more than 40' tall. Flowers profuse, light pink, single; early; clustered on a hairless common stalk. Sepals red (like on P. 'Okame'). Fruit longer than wide, with very swollen stems. Leaves hairless, to 5" X 2 1/2", very finely sharply toothed. Stipules long, delicately fringed."

--Jacobson, NORTH AMERICAN LANDSCAPE TREES

*Elsewhere a hybrid of that parentage and the same name is attributed to Felix Jury, New Zealand

Here is a link that might be useful: 'prunus pink cloud' Google Image Search Results

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schizac
19 years ago
Many Prunus in bloom now seem to be really hanging in there, some good can result from extended cool weather!
Ratherbgardening
19 years ago
I like my Halls Hardy Almond, which is at its peak right now.
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Embothrium
Original Author
19 years ago
Yes, that one has showy flowers, too, and the flowers also have a reddish appearance in the throat as well. It is actually a hybrid almond, from a crossing of peach and almond trees, botanically Prunus X persicoides. You can also grow almond trees here. If have seen both growing together in the same Seattle yards, as well as on adjacent properties. The almond trees usually (always?) have white petals and their leaves are more willow-like. The hybrid almond trees have foliage intermediate between those of peach trees and almond trees, so it is pretty easy to tell them apart both in flower and in leaf - unless there is an additional hybrid almond cultivar being grown here that has white or palest pink petals.
Ratherbgardening
19 years ago
The almonds on that tree are very strong tasting, like almond extract, so I haven't figured out what to do with them yet. Any thoughts?
I do have a straight almond tree also, which is in the beginning phase of blooming. It's flowers aren't nearly as showy, though. This is it's second season, so I hope to get some nuts from it before the squirrels and jays discover it.
My genetic dwarf peach is just starting to bloom as well, so hopefully there won't be any more frost.
sea_jen
19 years ago
Here's a suggestion for the almonds. Grind them with a tiny bit of oil, mix with sugar to make a paste, and use tiny (chocolate chip-sized) chunks of the paste in baked goods. I recently had some fabulous almond scones made like this and the strong almond taste is great.
Embothrium
Original Author
19 years ago
A funny thing about 'Hall's' is that the nuts, being half peach pits, are said to be bitter and require processing - which you appear to be relating here. Yet, I have eaten raw ones from trees supposed to be this cultivar more than once and found them delightful. If it were a simple matter of non-hybrid almond trees being sold under this name that would quickly explain it - except that in at least one instance (another time was a bowl of nuts brought in by a customer who had bought the tree where I was working) I had seen the trees the nuts were coming from and they had hybrid characteristics.
scotty2
18 years ago
You mention a non-hybrid that may be suitable for use in the PNW (Willamette Valley - West side - 600'). Any names of ones that work here will be appreciated.
We've 2 "Hall's" and so far I don't recall even blossoms.
Regards, Scotty2
Embothrium
Original Author
18 years ago
Recently arrived Burnt Ridge nursery catalog offers three kinds. They're in Onalaska, WA. See their web site.