Flowering almond?

bouicca21

I've been playing around with trying to design a planting plan. One possibility that looks good is a flowering almond. But I'm confused - some say it is a tree, some say it can be used as a large shrub and some even talk of using it as a container plant. Given how much they cost, I can't contemplate making a mistake and hiking it out in several years' time.

Which is it? Or is it a question of pruning/cutting it back to keep it under control? I just want something colourful that will be a large bush - maybe 3-4 foot - as a focus point.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Looking in my Madonald Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers it says:

Flowering almond (prunus triloba)

A decidious shrub or small tree up to 12 - 15 feet (3.5 - 4.5 metres).

It may be a little on the large side.

REEN

This little cherry is pretty in flower, plain in summer, has good autumn colour and interesting zig-zag bare branches in winter.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/70924/Prunus-incisa-Kojo-no-mai/Details?returnurl=%2Fplants%2Fsearch-results%3Fform-mode%3Dfalse%26query%3Dprunus%26aliaspath%3D%252fplants%252fsearch-results

Mine has put up with a bit of pruning to keep it to about 4ft.