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winter-flowering cherry

Also known as: Higan cherry; rosebud cherry; spring cherry

A small to medium-sized, deciduous, spreading tree to 8m tall and wide with oval, pointed, dark green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Small flowers, borne in short-stalked clusters of 2-5, are rose pink becoming paler with age and are produced before the leaves from early to mid spring; flowers are followed by rounded, shiny black fruits

Scientific classification

Species: winter-flowering cherry (Prunus × subhirtella)
Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of winter-flowering cherry

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Culture

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Quick identification of winter-flowering cherry

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winter-flowering cherry care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, let surface soil partly dry between sessions
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, let surface soil partly dry between sessions

Fertilizing

Balanced tree feed applied once every early spring growth cycle

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. If silver leaf disease is a concern, prune in midsummer.