Species and varieties in the National Collection of Flowering Cherries at
Keele University
Prunus 'Shirayukihime'
Sato-zakura Group
The name means "Princess Snow-white". Raised/selected by Masatoshi Asari in Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Medium-sized semi-double white flowers with a pink flush which ages to purple. Good autumn colour.
Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit 2012.
Location
- One by side of Visual Arts; square J7; tag 4055. Planted in 2008.
- One by the running track; square H4; tag 4097. Planted in 2008.