| Specific Name: Prunus subhirtella |
| Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 |
| Growth_Rate: Moderate |
| Site Requirements: Sun; moist, well drained soil; tolerates heat and clay soil |
| Texture: Medium |
| Form: Upright; spreading |
| Height: 20 to 40' |
| Weight: 15 to 30 |
| Leaf: 1 to 4" alternate simple leaves; yellowish fall color |
| Flower/Fruit: .5" white to pinkish flowers in early spring |
| Comments: One of the longest lived cherries |
| Habit: Deciduous |
| Cultivars: Var. pendula (weeping Higan cherry), Rosey Cloud, Scott Early, var. autumnalis |