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Cheal's Weeping Cherry

Prunus serrulata 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'

SKU #01655
5-8

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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Arching, pendulous branches form a small tree 10 to 15 ft. tall and wide.
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Description Clear, bright pink double flowers clothe the bare pendulous branches and hold until the leaves emerge. Bronze new leaves mature to green in summer. A terrific lawn specimen. Trunk has shiny, peeling coppery bark. Deciduous.
Bloom Time Early spring
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features Attractive Bark, Attracts Pollinators
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Attributes Showy Flowers
Design Ideas This is the quintessential cherry for the Japanese garden, but it's equally as well suited to the western traditional landscape. Plant where it's full form can be appreciated without distractions. Beautiful in a lawn or amidst a sea of muted groundcover where it becomes focal in early spring, or as soft summer breezes cause its tresses to gently sway. A favorite for overhanging water gardens and ponds. Use close to outdoor living spaces and in foundation planting where beautiful red bark may be appreciated up close in all seasons.
Flower Color Pink
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants This lovely tree belongs in Japanese style compositions with Variegated Japanese Water Iris, (Iris ensata 'Variegata'), Nuccio's Wild Cherry Azalea, (Azalea satsuki 'Nuccio's Wild Cherry'), Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo, (Plieoblastus variegatus), Japanese Painted Fern, (Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum') and Golden Variegated Sweet Flag, (Acorus gramineus 'Ogon').
Care Instructions Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Prune for shape and structure after flowering.
History This is an old Japanese variety known as the weeping chrysanthemum cherry. It or it's close relatives known as Sato zakura have been grown in America since 1862 after G. R. Hall brought 15 double-flowered cultivars from Japan. Since then over 45 varieties have evolved, with this one of the most well established forms.
Lore The name of this plant, 'kiku-shidare-zakura' translates from the Japanese as "weeping-chrysanthemum-cherry."
Details
DescriptionClear, bright pink double flowers clothe the bare pendulous branches and hold until the leaves emerge. Bronze new leaves mature to green in summer. A terrific lawn specimen. Trunk has shiny, peeling coppery bark. Deciduous.
Bloom TimeEarly spring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Attracts Pollinators
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Design IdeasThis is the quintessential cherry for the Japanese garden, but it's equally as well suited to the western traditional landscape. Plant where it's full form can be appreciated without distractions. Beautiful in a lawn or amidst a sea of muted groundcover where it becomes focal in early spring, or as soft summer breezes cause its tresses to gently sway. A favorite for overhanging water gardens and ponds. Use close to outdoor living spaces and in foundation planting where beautiful red bark may be appreciated up close in all seasons.
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsThis lovely tree belongs in Japanese style compositions with Variegated Japanese Water Iris, (Iris ensata 'Variegata'), Nuccio's Wild Cherry Azalea, (Azalea satsuki 'Nuccio's Wild Cherry'), Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo, (Plieoblastus variegatus), Japanese Painted Fern, (Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum') and Golden Variegated Sweet Flag, (Acorus gramineus 'Ogon').
Care
Care InstructionsFollow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Prune for shape and structure after flowering.
History
HistoryThis is an old Japanese variety known as the weeping chrysanthemum cherry. It or it's close relatives known as Sato zakura have been grown in America since 1862 after G. R. Hall brought 15 double-flowered cultivars from Japan. Since then over 45 varieties have evolved, with this one of the most well established forms.
LoreThe name of this plant, 'kiku-shidare-zakura' translates from the Japanese as "weeping-chrysanthemum-cherry."

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.