This early flowering cherry, Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai', is in every garden centre and nursery early in the year. Its slightly twisted, wiry twigs are completely covered in fat buds that open to ...

Prunus is all about blossom. To most people the word also suggests large flowering trees with hungry roots. But there is a neglected group of cherries that are much more biddable. Where space is short ...