Prunus subhirtella
| Prunus subhirtella | |
|---|---|
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| Cultivar 'Pendula', "Weeping Higan Cherry" | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Cerasus |
| Species: | P. subhirtella |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus subhirtella Miq. | |
Prunus subhirtella (Prunus × subhirtella) or Prunus pendula[1] sometimes also called winter-flowering cherry,[2] spring cherry, Higan cherry, or rosebud cherry[3] is a small deciduous flowering tree originating in Japan, but unknown in the wild. It is probably of hybrid origin between Prunus incisa and Prunus spachiana.
Fruit and flowers
Prunus subhirtella bears white to pink flowers which may emerge intermittently from autumn through to spring, and small black fruit.[4]
Ornamental use
Several garden forms are known. The variety 'Jugatsu-zakura' (incorrectly known as Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis')[5] is widely grown for its propensity to flower during mild winter weather.[4]
The flowers can be used as indoor decorations.[6]
The leaves of P. subhirtella have some garden value for their autumn colour.[4] The cultivar P. × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
Closeup of leaves
Closeup of bark
A Higan cherry tree in full flower during late December in Boston's Public Garden.
Miharu Takizakura, perhaps the most famous tree in Japan
References
- ↑ "Prunus pendula Siebold ex Maxim.". USDA GRIN.
- ↑ "Prunus subhirtella". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
- 1 2 3 European Garden Flora; vol. IV; 1995
and Hilliers Manual of Trees and Shrubs - ↑ Botany Photo of the Day, 7 February 2011, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
- ↑ Nicholson, B.E.; Wallis, Michael (1963). The Oxford Book of Garden Flowers (Revised ed.). London: Oxford University Press (published 1973). p. viii. ISBN 1131802403.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'". Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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