Weeping Higan Cherry

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Prunus subhirtella var. pendula.

FEATURES:

Form :
medium-sized ornamental tree maturing at up to 40' tall by 25' wide (but often smaller), becoming a pendulous mounding growth habit with maturity (like a single multi-tiered umbrella) medium growth rate for its arching vertical growth, but a rapid growth rate for its many weeping stems.

Need to be 6' tall before weeping starts.

Culture :
full sun to partial sun
prefers moist, well-drained soils of average fertility in full sun, but is adaptable to poor soils, compacted soils, dry soils, and heat
propagated primarily by rooted stem cuttings, and rarely by seed .

Placement near a house foundation should be done with discretion (note the mature height and width) as well as placement directly at water's edge (it is not wet-site tolerant, but will do fine if placed on a well-drained slope above the water)
If desired, stems that weep to the ground can be pruned up to a desired height (either staggered in height for informality
or clipped to precisely the same height for formality) so that mowing, growth of other ornamentals, or maintenance access can be achieved underneath the tree .

Fall color is a mixture of green, chartreuse, and yellow, and is ornamentally insignificant .

Flowers :
single- or double-flowering, light-pink pendulous clusters of flowers occur on the weeping branches in late March
or early April before the leaves emerge.

ID Summary
strongly weeping character that arises from rapidly growing whip-like, virtually unbranched, hanging shoots that
are attached to arching branches grafted onto a vertical standard, having faded pink showy flowers in late Winteror early Spring, before the foliage emerges
weeping thin stems will grow all the way to the ground, and sway gently in the Summer breezes

USAGE

Function
specimen, foundation, border, or entranceway ornamental tree
often used near bodies of water to showcase its cascading, waterfall-like weeping effect

Habitat
zones 5 to 8
native to Japan

NOTES

Translation
Prunus is the Latin name for plum.
subhirtella translates as "somewhat hairy beneath", referring to the pubescent veins on the undersides of young leaves.

'Pendula' translates as "pendulous", referring to the weeping growth habit.

Shown here is a mature specimen.

We are shipping one year seedlings at about 24-36" tall.

It is a straight single stem.

Shipped in a 5"x 5"x 50" box with soil around the rootsystem.

The price is only $ 18.50

Shipping is $ 5.20