Prunus pendula ‘Pendula Rubra’ is an ornamental weeping cherry tree that has been cultivated in Japan for many centuries. The tree grows with a distinct weeping habit, sometimes almost kissing the ground, but the mature framework branches are usually spreading. In spring, the tree is clothed with flowers that looks like a waterfall of pink blossoms cascading from the branches.

Specifications

– Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit
– Small but showy, the blossoms are held in clusters of 2-5 single, pink flowers
– Makes a terrific focal point in the landscape, with their black and heavy limbs holding up and umbrella-shaped crown of flowers
– Tree grows to a height and spread of just 3 x 3 metres in 20 years
– Mid-green ovate foliage turns fiery shades of orange and red in the autumn before falling

Backstory

Prunus pendula ‘Pendula Rubra’ is an ornamental weeping cherry tree that has been cultivated in Japan for many centuries.