| Description | Weeping Higan Cherry (Prunus subhiryella var pendula) is a very cold tolerant weeping form of the Higan Cherry. |
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| Pronunciation | (PRU nus)(sub-her-TEL-la) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink, 1/2 inch diameter flowers borne in umbels, appearing before the leaves |
| Fruit | small oval fruit red maturing to black |
| Leaves | alternate simple, green, finely serrated |
| Dimensions | 20-40 feet tall spread 15-30 feet |
| Native Site | Japan |
| Cultivar Origin | Listed in 1846-47 by the Ellwanger Barry Nursery of Rochester New York (USA). |
| Author's Notes | A look forward each spring to see this tree blooming, down a long hill at the Boerner Botanical Gardens, USA. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), 93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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