Prunus × incam ‘Okamé’ is just a babe, no more than 30cm tall, but that hasn’t stopped it flowering prolifically. It was enjoying the spring sunshine today as much as I was, and that was a great deal. After last night’s riotous, window-shaking, sleep-depriving storm it was all the more appreciated. It seems that calm can follow as well as lead. This flowering cherry will reach 4m-8m in height given ideal conditions. The thought of a tree that size, fully clad in these pretty pink blooms is almost too much to cope with. But I will be brave. I will manage.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Okame Cherries are spectacular when full grown, you will love them!
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And you’d better stand under it when the next wind blows and detaches all the blossom and you will look, well, pink. I have an incisa variety growing next to the pond. I’ve kept it small – about a metre high – for nearly 15 years. And it has responded well. I wonder if an incam will cope with being contained by pruning. Given the beauty of your photo, I’m tempted to try.
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That is interesting, it would be worth a try. This one is at the Farm in a pot outside the office. A lovely welcome I thought. And it can be moved and replaced by something else when it has finished being pretty. If it complains about being in a pot, there is plenty of room to plant it out somewhere. I found this particular in the bargain bin of a garden centre. It was a great bargain, £3 I think!
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I’m amazed by how long plants and even trees can get by in pots. Sometimes they do complain, though. It’s an awful sound, plants complaining.
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Pretty and your final comment made me smile.
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Thank you 🙂
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What a gem from a bargain buy, no wonder we are so often tempted.
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It doesn’t always work, but when it does, we gloat!!! 🙂
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We do indeed!!
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One word: Adorable!
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And I like that word very much. 🙂
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