Pink Cascade™ Flowering Cherry Prunus 'NCPH1' PPAF
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- PROO-nus
- Description
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Nomenclature on this tree is a bit confusing with many weeping cherries are still incorrectly sold as cultivars of Prunus x subhirtella. It is part of the rose family and it relatively long-lived for a cherry tree. To maintain the desired weeping pendulous form, remove all stems that grow vertically. This tree has year-round interest! In late winter, early spring it blooms in its full glory, and then into summer when its weeping form cools the hot summer as it sways in even the lightest breeze. After the leaves have fallen, its drooping bare branches lend a soothing grace to the winter landscape.
This is the ultimate weeping cherry. Diminutive and fine-textured, Pink Cascade™ is a strict weeper with blazing pink flowers. Train it up as high as you want it to go and let 'er weep. Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering in full sun. It tolerates heat and clay soils but avoid dry soils. Great as a small patio or specimen tree. Be creative, drape it over a wall, make an archway, or create an espalier dragon with a pink mane! A dramatic weeper with bright pink flowers. It was developed as a collaborative project by NC State University and J. Frank Schmidt and Son Nursery.
Seasons of Interest:
Foliage: Spring, summer Bloom: Late winter, early Spring Twigs/Bark: Winter
Insects, Diseases and Other Problems: Ornamental cherries are generally considered to have good disease resistance. However, like all cherries, they could be susceptible to a large number of insect and disease problems depending upon growth conditions. Potential insects include aphids, scale, borers, leafhoppers, caterpillars, tent caterpillars and Japanese beetles. Spider mites may also be troublesome. Potential diseases include cankers, black knot, leaf spot, die back, leaf curl, powdery mildew, root rot and fire blight. This plant is often browsed by deer.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Prunus
- Family:
- Roseaceae
- Wildlife Value:
- These flowers are a magnet for pollinators, however, they are also popular with deer. The seeds are attractive to birds and squirrels.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- 24-60 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
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Fruit:
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are rounded pea-sized fruits (to 1/3” diameter) that are sometimes sparse. Fruits eventually mature to black, but are inedible to humans. Fruits may not appear in some years.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Single-flowering, bright pink pendulous clusters of flowers occur on the weeping branches in late winter or early spring before the leaves emerge, effective for one week.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Doubly Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Elliptic to ovate, doubly serrate, green leaves (to 4” long) turning an ornamentally insignificant red or yellow in fall.
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Bark:
- Bark Description:
- Bark provides winter interest
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Drooping branches add interest to the fall and winter landscape.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Landscape Theme:
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heat
- Problems:
- Frequent Disease Problems
- Frequent Insect Problems
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses