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Yoshino cherry 'Shidare-Yoshino' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Yoshino cherry 'Shidare-Yoshino'

Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'Shidare-yoshino' is a cultivar with weeping branches, arching to the ground. It produces a profusion of racemes of 5 or 6 bowl-shaped, pale-pink flowers, fading to nearly-white and 4cm across, in early spring before the dark green leaves emerge

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any moist but well-drained moderately fertile soil in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Prune in mid-summer if silver leaf is a problem

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer with bottom heat

Pests

May be susceptible to damage from caterpillars, leaf-mining moths and bullfinches

Diseases

May be affected by silver leaf, bacterial canker, blossom wilt and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesGround Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years