Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula Rubra'

A beautiful, fast growing weeping cherry with masses of pink flowers in spring. Suitable for use as a feature tree in gardens and parks.

Categories: Weeping Cherry

Genus

Prunus
Species

subhirtella
Variety Type

Ornamental
Variety

Weeping Cherry
Growth Rate

Moderate to fast.
Foliage

Lustrous dark green (smaller than usual for the species), finely serrate margins.
Bark

Brownish-grey with many lenticels.
Tree Habit

A strongly weeping spreading tree. Propagated onto an approximate one or 1.75 metre 'standard'.
Flowers

Single, deep pink flowers to 13 mm diameter, opening early to mid-spring (slightly later than P. x subhirtella 'Pendula') in two to five flowered umbels before the leaves appear.
Height (m)

5
Width (m)

5