Bring elegant early-season color and traditional Japanese charm to your garden with this live Mokel Japanese Flowering Apricot tree, shipped bare root and ready to plant. Known as Prunus mume ‘Mokel’ or Ume, this ornamental flowering tree produces spectacular pink blooms in late winter to early spring, creating a stunning display before most plants awaken from dormancy. In addition to its beautiful blossoms, the tree bears small fragrant fruits commonly used for pickling or making sweet ume plum wine. Its graceful branching structure and seasonal beauty make it an excellent choice for ornamental gardens, patio growing, bonsai enthusiasts, and edible landscapes. You will receive a healthy live bare root tree similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Mokel Japanese Flowering Apricot tree
✔️ Height: approximately 30 inches tall
✔️ Trunk size: approximately 3/8 inch
✔️ Shipped bare root
✔️ Healthy, dormant tree
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information
Common Name: Japanese Flowering Apricot, Ume
Botanical Name: Prunus mume ‘Mokel’
Plant Type: Deciduous flowering fruit tree
Growth Stage: Young grafted tree
Sun Requirements: Full sun preferred (6–8 hours daily)
Soil: Well-draining fertile soil
Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
Mature Height: 10–15 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 6–9
Bloom Time: Late winter to early spring
Pollination: Self-fertile or improved with another Prunus mume nearby
Container Friendly: Yes, with pruning and bonsai training

Care Tip: Soak bare roots before planting and place in a sunny location for the best flowering and fruit production. Light pruning after blooming helps maintain shape and healthy growth.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.