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Rosaceae
Weeping Cherry
Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'
Beauty, gentle melancholy, gracefulness.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
- Native to
- Japan
- Bloom season
- Early Spring
- Type
- Deciduous tree
- Height
- 5–8 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 5–8
- Lifespan
- 30–60 years; some grafted trees over 100
Did you know
- Weeping cherries cascade dramatically — some specimens look like a pink waterfall frozen mid-spill, with branches sweeping all the way to the ground.
- The famous 'Miharu Takizakura' weeping cherry in Fukushima, Japan is over 1,000 years old and considered a national treasure.
- Weeping cherries are produced by grafting a pendulous variety onto an upright understock — without grafting, the natural form would simply spread along the ground.
- The cherry blossoms of weeping varieties typically open about a week earlier than regular flowering cherries, marking the very start of hanami (cherry blossom viewing) season.
- Cherry blossom season is celebrated across Japan with picnics under the trees, and weeping cherries are especially photographed because of their fairy-tale form.
Color meanings
Pink
Tender remembrance