Prunus, Weeping Cherry Tree, Weeping Higan Cherry 'Pendula'

We inherited this tree when we bought our home. It was about 7 years old, had obviously been pruned, yet it stood twenty feet tall. It'...Read Mores a beautiful tree that gets morning shade and hot afternoon sun. In the ten years we've been here it has grown tall enough to necessitate pruning it back on the top regularly as it is situated next to the house. To do it justice, this tree needs to be set out where it can grow naturally and without restrictions. The form is interesting, developing great "mounds" of weeping branches. Some places say to "keep the soil moist", but I have sandy, silty, loam that dries to powder in the summer without careful watering. The longs months of fall, winter and most of spring are relentlessly wet, while our summers are very droughty (NW Washington state). The first couple of years I watered the tree thoroughly once a week during the summer and almost killed it. Now I only water the plants underneath and around it and the tree revived. Last year was abnormally hot (90* and higher for 4 months) and with no rain and almost no watering. It's thriving and bloomed fantastic this spring.

The pendulous habit comes more or less true from seed, and consequently many different weeping clones of this species have been developed...Read More. That's why this is considered a botanical variety (var pendula) and not a cultivar.

The Latin descriptive names are long obsolete but still often encountered in commerce as pseudo-cultivars: 'Pendula' with white single flowers, 'Pendula Rosea' with pink single flowers, 'Pendula Plena' with double white flowers, 'Pendula Plena Rosea' with double pink flowers.

All are usually grafted at 6' on the species. The trunk usually thickens faster than the graft, and looks stubby in maturity. Bottom-grafted trees are usually multi-stemmed but to my eye look more elegant.

Fast growing. This is more pH adaptable than indicated above.

This is a lovely Tree in full bloom and the sleek green leaves in the summer are eye catching in my daughters yard. I give this tree a g...Read Morereen thumbs up! Located in East Tennessee close to the Smoky Mountains National Park

I would like to add a weeping cherry tree to the yard. The neighbor, however, has many black walnut trees in his yard about 30 feet away...Read More. Will his trees prevent a weeping cherry tree from thriving? Thanks.