Scientific Name
Prunus subhirtella

Common Name
Higan cherry
Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun; moist, well drained soil; tolerates heat and clay soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Upright; spreading
Height: 20 to 40’
Width: 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
Cultivars: var. pendula (weeping Higan cherry), Rosey Cloud, Scott Early, var. autumnalis
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