MAYMONT’S TREE OF THE MONTH - MARCH

Weeping Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella ‘Pendula’

Location at Maymont: Maymont House Lawn, east of Italian Garden

Zone: 5-8

Blooms: clusters of single, half-inch, pink to white flowers in March before the leaves emerge

Fruit: red turning black, oval to rounded, 1/3" diameter

Leaf: 1-4"long and half as wide, lustrous dark green

Height: 20-30’ tall, 15-20’ wide

Exposure: full sun, can tolerate some shade.

Culture: most cold, heat and stress tolerant of the cherry trees.

The beautiful weeping habit of this cherry tree softens any landscape. This fast growing tree is usually grafted; care must be given to remove all shoots below the 6-foot graft.

 

Sponsored by a grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry

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