Prunus Kiku-Shidare-Zakura - 3-4 years

Prunus ‘Shidare Zakura’ is a beautiful weeping flowering cherry, admired for its graceful cascading branches and spectacular display of spring blossom. With its elegant, flowing shape, it makes a wonderful feature tree and brings a distinctly Japanese character to the garden.

In spring, the pendulous branches become covered in masses of delicate pale pink flowers, creating a stunning waterfall of blossom. The flowers are followed by fresh green foliage, which forms an attractive canopy throughout the summer before developing warm yellow, orange and bronze tones in autumn.

The naturally weeping habit is the defining feature of ‘Shidare Zakura’. As the tree matures, its long branches arch downwards to create a broad, graceful crown. This makes it particularly effective as a specimen tree where its distinctive shape can be fully appreciated.

Ideal for lawns, Japanese-style gardens, larger borders and feature planting, ‘Shidare Zakura’ provides excellent seasonal interest without requiring extensive maintenance. It grows best in a sunny position with fertile, moist but well-drained soil.

With its combination of graceful form, beautiful spring blossom and attractive autumn foliage, ‘Shidare Zakura’ is an exceptional ornamental cherry for creating a striking focal point in the garden.

Key Features

• Beautiful pale pink spring blossom
• Elegant cascading, weeping branches
• Attractive fresh green summer foliage
• Warm autumn leaf colour
• Excellent specimen or feature tree
• Particularly suited to Japanese-style gardens
• Hardy and relatively easy to maintain

Approximate mature height: 2.5-4 metres
Approximate mature spread: 2.5-4 metres
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Fertile, moist but well-drained soil
Hardiness: Fully hardy in the UK
Growth habit: Broad, graceful weeping tree