Cherry blossom has no blossom? (flower, growing, cherry trees, leaves)

[lightningfire]

I bought it a couple of weeks ago and the leaves have opened but there is no sign of any flower buds. It is a Kanzan cherry tree.

[Zoisite]

Give it a bit more time, maybe another week or two and see what happens. Kwanzans are late bloomers that can produce bronze leaves before they set flower buds and it looks like yours is just barely getting ready to start setting tiny buds. If you only got your tree and planted it into the ground 2 weeks ago it will likely have gotten set back a bit in performance due to transplant shock. How tall is the tree?

You haven't said anything about temperatures and growing conditions where you are. What are the present night time and day time temperatures at your location? Kwanzans like warmth. How many hours per day of uninterrupted direct full sunlight does it get at this time? Kwanzan cherry trees need a minimum of 6 hours a day of direct full sunlight but to do really well ideally they should be planted in a location where they get full sun all day.

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[Hemlock140]

How old is it? They can take as long as 3 years to bloom, though some will bloom earlier.

[lightningfire]

Originally Posted by Zoisite

Give it a bit more time, maybe another week or two and see what happens. Kwanzans are late bloomers that can produce bronze leaves before they set flower buds and it looks like yours is just barely getting ready to start setting tiny buds. If you only got your tree and planted it into the ground 2 weeks ago it will likely have gotten set back a bit in performance due to transplant shock. How tall is the tree?

You haven't said anything about temperatures and growing conditions where you are. What are the present night time and day time temperatures at your location? Kwanzans like warmth. How many hours per day of uninterrupted direct full sunlight does it get at this time? Kwanzan cherry trees need a minimum of 6 hours a day of direct full sunlight but to do really well ideally they should be planted in a location where they get full sun all day.

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The weather has been cool but not overly so. It has ranged between -1C and 14C since I planted it. It also gets plenty of full sun until at least mid afternoon.

I wasn’t aware that they take a 3 years to bloom but this plant is around 4-5ft tall so I’m assuming it is probably about 3 years old.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

How old is it? They can take as long as 3 years to bloom, though some will bloom earlier.

A lot of plants follow the 3-year plan of sleep-creep-leap. I never expect much in the first couple years after planting.