Flowering TreesOkame Flowering Cherry
Prunus × incam 'Okame'
Okame Flowering Cherry (Prunus × incam 'Okame') is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 6-30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with moderate water needs in well-drained soil. Expect pink blooms in spring. It attracts pollinators, small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to heat and drought.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Mature size
- 6-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Heat, Drought
- Native to
- North and South America, Eurasia and Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Okame Flowering Cherry is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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