Keele University Arboretum

Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'

‘Kojo - no - mai means ‘flight of the butterflies’. This cultivar was discovered by Shiuo Akaike along the Yoshida path to Mount Fuji. The original tree did not survive being transplanted but luckily was propagated by cuttings before it died.

It is a spreading deciduous rounded shrub or small tree with crooked, densely twigged branches. In late March it is festooned with pink buds which open to small pure white flowers. Small green serrated leaves turn bronze to crimson in the autumn. It produces small black fruits and is ideal for the small garden or even as a container plant.