Weeping cherry

Cerasus itosakura ‘Pendula'

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

Birth flowers for Mar 19

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.