The Living Urn® ships now; 2-4' Premium Japanese Flowering Cherry (Akebono) Tree will ship separately within 5-10 days from your order fresh from our nursery and ready to plant. Please contact us if you need your tree sooner or by a certain date. What’s Included Everything you need to grow a living memory: Our Patented BioUrn® RootProtect® Proprietary Soil Additive Aged Wood Chips Step-By-Step Planting Instructions 2-4 Foot Premium Akebono Flowering Cherry Tree Questions? Check out our FAQ Page. Japanese Flowering Cherry cannot be shipped to AK, CA, CO, HI, OR, and WA due to state restrictions. About Akebono Flowering Cherry, a cultivated variety of Yoshino Cherry, is a small-scaled deciduous tree flaunting an abundant number of large, soft pink flowers through its bare tree branches during mid-Spring. It is famous for having the biggest flower among all the cherry trees. Its lightly-scented blossoms changes from pink to white as it opens. During Summer and Spring, its foliage will appear as shiny and dark green, then turns into golden yellow with some hints of orange during the Fall. It grows best with moist and well-drained soils. It also loves full sun and has resistance to clay and sand as long as there is enough drainage. It is low maintenance and can resist slightly dry environment. Make sure to check the tree daily and water it heavily during the first few weeks after planting. Trim it from time to time to get rid of dead and damaged branches. Wildlife The Japanese Flowering Cherry is an important source of food for many small birds and mammals including robins, cardinals, and waxwings. // //
