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List of the best weeping cherry trees
Flowering cherry blossom trees with a weeping habit.
7 varieties
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Growth habit
- Weeping
Category
- Flowering cherry trees
Category
- Japanese flowering cherry trees
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Categories
Albizia (Silk) trees
2
Beech trees
1
Birch trees
1
Cercis (Redbud) trees
4
Crab-apple trees
4
Flowering cherry trees
6
Japanese flowering cherries
1
Our recommendations
1
Stock availability
All
7
In stock
4
Not in stock
3
Available form
1-year
3
2-year
3
3-year
Top-worked
3
Spindlebush
Available as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
3
11.5L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
3
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
1
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
7
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
3
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
2
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
2
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
8
Upright
17
Upright-spreading / Vase
25
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
23
Weeping
7
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
3
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
4
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
2
Prune after flowering
1
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
5
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
1
RHS Plants for Pollinators
1
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
3
Cream
Pink - light
1
Pink
2
Pink - dark
1
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
5
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
1
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
1
Flowering month
January
February
March
3
April
5
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
4
Bronze
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
2
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
1
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
3
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
1
Flowers appear first
1
Leaves and Flowers appear together
1
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
5
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
7
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Frilly Frock
TM
A small weeping ornamental cherry tree, ideal for small gardens.
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
Kiku-shidare-zakura
This is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink
Flowering month: April
Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus
Pendula
A small graceful weeping Fuji cherry, with small single white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus incisa
Pendula Plena Rosea
One of the most attractive and oldest of the traditional Japanese weeping cherries.
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus pendula
Pendula Rubra
An attractive early-flowering wide-spreading weeping Japanese pink cherry blossom tree.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus pendula
Snow Showers
Snow Showers is a compact slow-growing flowering cherry, with long weeping branches and a mass of white single flowers.
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus
Weeping Yoshino
A weeping form of the traditional Japanese Yoshino flowing cherry.
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x yedoensis pendula