One of the most attractive and oldest of the traditional Japanese weeping cherries.
USDA identification images for Pendula Plena Rosea
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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- France 1
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 22nd March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: Japan
- Period of origin: 1700 - 1749
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: April
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Flower size: Medium
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves and Flowers appear together
Using
- Garden type: Small town garden
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Growth habit: Weeping
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Soil type: Chalky
- Pruning: Light prune
- Useful for: Open spaces
- Flowering season: Mid-season
- Useful for: Small gardens
- Useful for: Specimen planting
- Soil type: Acidic
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Pendula Plena Rosea flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Pendula Plena Rosea flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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