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- DescriptionWeeping cherry blossom.jpg English: first spingtime blooms Date 13 March 2020 Source Own work Author Bridgetann4of6...(2,160 × 3,840 (4.55 MB)) - 21:43, 4 March 2021
- DescriptionWeeping cherry tree in Kokei Park.jpg 日本語: 岐阜県多治見市にある虎渓公園の枝垂れ桜。 Date 10 April 2022, 17:10:13 Source Own work Author KKPCW...(4,032 × 3,024 (14.01 MB)) - 21:05, 22 March 2024
- DescriptionWeeping cherry trees and Heiwa Kannon - 2.jpg 日本語: 岐阜県多治見市にある虎渓公園の枝垂れ桜と平和観音。 Date 10 April 2022, 17:10:03 Source Own work Author KKPCW...(4,032 × 3,024 (9.17 MB)) - 21:05, 22 March 2024
- DescriptionHôkongô-in Buddhist Temple - Weeping cherry tree.jpg 日本語: 法金剛院 しだれ桜 Date 24 March 2013, 11:00:06 Source Own work Author Yanajin33...(4,128 × 3,096 (3.51 MB)) - 21:01, 22 March 2024
The Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula' also called Weeping Higan Cherry grows 20 to 30 feet tall and spreads 15 to 25 feet in a weeping habit. Leaves stay glossy green throughout the summer and into the fall when they turn a vivid yellow before leaving the tree bare in winter. The Weeping Higan Cherry blooms in the spring, having light pink (almost white) flowers that cover the branches before the leaves emerge. They are not native to North America but grow in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 8.[1]
Description
The Weeping Higan Cherry grows to a height 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 m) with a spread of 15 to 25 feet (5 to 8 m). It grows with an irregular outline or silhouette dense crown with a weeping crown shape. It has a fast growth rate.[2]
Flower and fruit
They flower in the spring with a very showy display. The one-inch (25 mm) diameter flowers are light pink (almost white). The fruit is oval in shape, less than 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) and black in color. The fruit attracts squirrels, deer and other mammals. The fruit is inconspicuous on the tree and causes no significant litter problem.
Trunk and branches
The branches droop as the tree grows, and will require pruning for vehicular or pedestrian clearance beneath them. The branches are breakage resistant. The trees require pruning to develop strong structure during young growth.
Diseases
Weeping Higan Cherry trees are rather prone to problems, particularly in dry soil.
- A type of bacterium can cause leaf spots and twig cankers. Small, reddish spots dry and drop out.
- A fungus can cause reddish spots which drop out leaving shot holes. Once the holes appear the leaves may fall from the tree and the disease is worse in wet weather.
- Black knot can cause black swellings or galls on the branches.
- Powdery mildew can cause a white coating on the leaves.
References
- ^ "Weeping Higan Cherry" (PDF). hort.ufl.edu. ufl.edu. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/detail.php?pid=363
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