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Rosaceae
Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella
Transience of life and the bittersweet beauty of impermanence.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
- Native to
- Japan
- Bloom season
- Early Spring, Fall
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 500–1200 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–8
- Lifespan
- perennial; 50–100+ years
Did you know
- The name 'higan' refers to the Japanese Buddhist equinox festival, as the tree often blooms around the spring equinox.
- The weeping form 'Pendula' is one of the most photographed ornamental trees in Japan's cherry blossom season.
- Some cultivars bloom twice — once in autumn and again in spring — an unusual trait called 'rebloom.'
- The famous Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima is a weeping higan cherry over 1,000 years old and a national monument.
- Higan cherry is one parent of the Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis), the iconic tree of Washington D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
Color meanings
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impermanence
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renewal
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gentle beauty