Kiku Shidare Weeping Japanese Cherry Trees

Prunus Kiku-shidare Zakura: Bareroot Cheal's Weeping Cherry Trees in Standard Sizes

Kiku shidare is a Japanese cherry blossom tree (Zakura) with an exceptionally compact and weeping habit that makes it one of the smallest ornamental cherry trees, suitable for almost any garden. The soft pink, extremely double blossoms, with rows of slightly pointed petals, are likened to chrysanthemums. They come out in force in April and May, while the young leaves are still small and richly coloured, so that all you can see from a distance is a low dome of flowers that trail down to the ground. In autumn, the leaves turn into a warm muddle of purple-red and orange.

It is ideal for the centre-piece of a lawn and looks superb near a pond - the best example that we have seen was planted directly above the pond's artificial waterfall, so that the stream of water emerged from the hanging branches. Children love playing under the canopy when it is in flower, and we suggest that you treat yourself on a bright spring day by taking a blanket outside, spreading it underneath your tree, lying down and gazing up at the sky through a dome of cherry blossom.
It will reach a height of about 4 metres.

Browse our variety of flowering cherry trees or our full range of garden trees.

Delivery season: Kiku-shidare cherry trees are delivered bareroot during late autumn and winter, approximately November-March inclusive.
Choosing a size: Small trees are cheaper, easier to handle and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they are best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for use in a place where it is convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our bareroot trees are measured by their height in centimetres above the ground (the roots aren't measured).

Features:

• Height: 4m, compact, weeping habit
• Soil: Any decently well drained
• Use: Specimen, small garden, large container
• Colour: Light pink, very double flowers in April
• Bareroot delivery only: November-March

Growing Kiku-shidare Cherry Trees

Suitable for any fertile, well drained soil, we recommend planting in full sun. Ideal for large containers designed for trees.

Only prune dead, diseased or damaged wood.