Subhirtella Flowering Cherry Common Name: Higan cherry Zone: 4 to 8 Plant Type: Tree Family: Rosaceae Missouri Native: No Native Range: None Height: 20 to 30 feet Spread: 15 to 25 feet Bloom Time: April Bloom Color: Pink to white Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium moisture Maintenance: Low General Culture: Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering in full sun. Better tolerance for summer heat and winter cold than most of the flowering cherries. Noteworthy Characteristics: Higan cherry is a medium sized deciduous tree growing to 40-50’ tall. It is a naturally occurring hybrid from Japan that generally features non-fragrant pale pink to white flowers in spring, pea-sized blackish fruits in late summer and ovate to lanceolate green leaves (to 3” long). This hybrid is rarely sold in commerce, however. What is commonly sold in commerce under the name of Higan cherry are several cultivars that grow 20-30’ tall, the most common of which is ‘Autumnalis Rosea, which produces double pink flowers in spring with a sparse additional fall bloom. Several different selections are also commonly sold under the name of ‘Pendula’ or var. pendula, which is a weeping form that features single or double white to pink flowers in spring. Pendula forms are sometimes top grafted. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) no longer lists pendula forms under P. x subhirtella, however, but now lists them as P. pendula