Add elegance and fragrance to your garden with the Peggy Clarke Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume), a stunning ornamental tree known for its double dark pink blossoms and early blooming season. This live plant stands approximately 30 inches tall with a 3/8" trunk, making it ideal for bonsai or garden planting.

This variety produces richly colored, fragrant flowers that bloom in late winter to early spring, bringing vibrant color when most plants are still dormant. In addition to its ornamental beauty, it can produce fruit suitable for making traditional plum wine (ume wine).

Perfect for bonsai enthusiasts or as a unique landscape specimen, this tree combines beauty, fragrance, and cultural significance.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Peggy Clarke Prunus mume tree
✔️ Height: approximately 30 inches tall
✔️ Trunk size: ~3/8 inch
✔️ Fragrant double pink flower variety
✔️ Suitable for bonsai or garden planting
✔️ Secure packaging for safe delivery

Growing Information

• Common Name: Flowering Apricot, Japanese Ume
• Botanical Name: Prunus mume
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering tree
• Growth Stage: Young tree
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height: 10–20 feet (smaller with pruning)
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 6–9
• Bloom Season: Late winter to early spring
• Container Friendly: Yes (excellent for bonsai)

Care Tip

Place in a sunny location for best flowering. Prune after blooming to maintain shape and encourage healthy growth, especially when training as bonsai.

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.