What is Higan Cherry?
cherry trees belong to the family prunus of rosaceae or rose, family; Cherry Higan is a type of prunus x subhirtella . "X" in his name means that it is a cross between two types: p. In incisa and p. Pendula . It is a very popular decorative cherry tree and there are many cultivars. This great Japanese native is especially nice when it is planted as a sample tree.
Cherry Higan usually reaches a height of 15 feet (about 5 m) at a time when it is 20 years old. It can injure at a height of about 20 to 40 feet (6 to 12 m) and is not uncommon that the tree in the canopy becomes wider than tall. Gardeners can let the plant grow naturally, allowing any branches of the pendulum branches to continue or prune it into a more formal appearance. Some cultivars have shuttle branches that touch the ground.
Gardeners often choose Higan icing for their beautiful spring flowers. Pink or white flower -flowers are in the shape of a bowl, up to 0.75 inches (about 1.9 cm) across and grow in clusters of two to five flowers. They usually appear before the development of the leaves, giving the tree the appearance that it is a delicate cloud of color. In general, each flower has five petals, but some cultivars have double or semi-two flowers.
flowers ripen into the cherry and although the fruit is edible, growers usually do not consider Higan Cherry a fruit tree. The fruit is red and as it ages, it changes chestnut or almost black. The fruit is usually fruit, or in the shape of an egg is less than 0.5 inches (about 1.3 cm).
leaves are generally elliptical or oval, with finely covered points at each end and on the veins are deeply crumpled. In the spring, they can be light green, but mature on dark green. Like many trees, they yellowed in the autumn. They are deciduous trees, which means they drop leaves before Going sleeping during the winter months.
One of the more popular cultivars is “AutumnalIS ', which has a white, semi-two flowers that are colored pink. Both of these plants can flourish in the autumn if the conditions are favorable. The “Fukuban” variety has a deep pink pink, semi-firing flowers. Some cultivars also have branches of shuttle branches such as "Rubra Pendula" and "Yae-Shidare-Higan".
When the gardeners are selected Cherry Higan as a garden plant, they should consider several things. The plant is very large in maturity and buildings and other plants could push it. It may also be necessary to trim regularly because it grows if the gardener planted it near the electric lines. The tree also creates more table litter than many trees when they drop berries. If the grower decides to prune the tree, he may need regular pruning to maintain his shape.