Weeping cherry

Cerasus itosakura ‘Pendula'

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  • Flower name
    Weeping cherry
  • Scientific name
    Cerasus itosakura ‘Pendula'
  • Aliasイトザクラ, 枝垂桜, 糸桜, Drooping cherry, Shidarezakura, Weeping cherry tree, Cerasus spachiana, Cerasus itosakura ‘Pendula
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens, Cemetery & Temple, Park
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Weeping cherry

Weeping cherry (scientific name: Cerasus itosakura ‘Pendula') is a horticultural variant of the deciduous small tree "Edhigan-type cherry" (Rosaceae), which is native to Japan. It is a cherry tree that blooms. It blooms about a week earlier than Somei-Yoshino.
The flowers turn white as the flowering time elapses. There are also the same weeping type, which has a deeper flower color, such as Benishidare (red weeping) and Yaebenishidare (yae red weeping).

Generic name: weeping cherry, scientific name: Cerasus itosakura ‘Pendula', Synonim:Cerasus spachiana f. Spachiana, Also known as: Itozakura, drooping cherry, Shidare zakura, Weeping cherry tree, Place of Origin: Japan, Symmetrical flower, umbel, flowering period: late March to early April, tree height: 20 m, Flower diameter: 2-3 cm, flower color: light red, flowering style: single, double.


  • Order
    Rosales
  • Family
    Rosaceae
  • Genus
    C. spachiana
  • Species
    Cerasus spachiana
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Rose-shaped
  • Leaf type
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeDeciduous trees
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height500.0 ~ 2000.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 3.0 cm

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