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A simple but floriferous pink hybrid between P. incisa and P. campanulata raised by Collingwood Ingram in the 1940's.
It was given the Award of Garden Merit by the RHS in 1952, reconfirmed in 1993 and 2012.
It will eventually make a small tree but it will take some time. Trees and Shrubs Online says: "Flowers carmine-pink; calyx and flower-stalks reddish. March. This beautiful hybrid was raised by Collingwood Ingram, P. campanulata being the pollen-parent. Despite the tenderness of this species, ‘Okame’ is completely hardy and makes a bush or small tree of neat habit. Propagated by cuttings. Award of Garden Merit 1952." The RHS Grower Guide to Ornamental Cherries (2019) described it as "One of the best early-flowering cherries." |
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