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 |