Scientific Name:
Prunus subhirtella
'Pendula Plena Rosea'
Pronunciation:
PROO-nus sub-hur-TELL-us
Common Name:
double weeping Higan cherry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Branches weeping; leaves alternate, most blades elliptic, 6-13cm long x 3-5cm wide, margin double serrate with long tips, apex accuminate and tilts sideways; flowers with many pink petals, showy, solitary. Winter ID: buds about 4-5mm long; terminal bud appear clustered with 2-3 lateral buds.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China (naturally occurring hybrid)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Shade tree, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Obtuse, Rounded
Margins:
Double serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Red, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jul
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Tan
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Fungal leaf spot (Rabbit resistant)
