One tree that has many cultivars and is easy to grow in any garden is the prunus. Prunus is a genus of both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs that includes plums, cherries, peaches and plums. Flowering cherries make great ornamental trees, providing a burst of spring colour followed by dappled green foliage in summer. Prunus sargenti is a small compact flowering cherry growing from between 1.5 to 3m in height.
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