#388 most planted
Prunus x subhirtella
Winter-flowering cherry · also Spring cherry, Rosebud cherry, Higan cherry
OrnamentalDeciduous
2,731
trees mapped
0.03%
of all named trees
17
cities
5.5 in
median trunk (14 cm, 1,781 measured)
16 yr
median age (48% have a planting date)
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Prunus x subhirtella, commonly known as winter-flowering, spring, or rosebud cherry, is a small deciduous flowering tree. It originated in Japan as a hybrid, though it is not found in the wild. This ornamental tree requires good drainage and has moderate water needs, attracting birds and bees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 7640.27%20 yr5.9 in
- 5380.24%—6.3 in
- 4380.38%3.9 yr2.8 in
- 2870.59%11 yr—
- 2390.13%—18 in
- 1480.42%—8.7 in
- 940.05%2.5 yr2.0 in
- 460.01%17 yr6.4 in
- 430.00%—4.4 in
- 380.03%5.2 yr3.0 in
- 380.01%—5.7 in
- 300.01%—3.0 in
- 170.00%—5.0 in
- 40.03%—2.0 in
- 30.00%—1.9 in
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 20.00%—14 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25 ft
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 7.8 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
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60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
