Keele University Arboretum
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Prunus 'Accolade'
An English hybrid between P. sargentii and a form of P. x subhirtella from Knap Hill nurseries in 1952.
It has profuse semi-double pale pink flowers 30-40mm in diameter in clusters of 3 with deep pink buds. They open in April and cover the tree like a pink cloud. The leaves are toothed, bright green turning orange-red in the autumn.
It forms an open-topped tree growing up to 6-7m high by 6-7m wide and is quite hardy.
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At Keele: one specimen between Walter Moberly and Tawney Buildings; compartment 42b; tag 4005.
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