Pendula Rubra flowering cherry
Prunus pendulaAn attractive early-flowering wide-spreading weeping Japanese pink cherry blossom tree.
USDA identification images for Pendula Rubra
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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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Pendula Rubra tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Flower colour: Pink
- Flowering month: March
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Flower size: Small
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
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Flowering season: Early
- Useful for: Specimen planting
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Pendula Rubra flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Pendula Rubra flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.