Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item.

Twist says that in general, weeping cherry trees are hardy in USDA Zones 6–8, and some varieties can survive in Zone 5. “The blooms are sensitive to temperature and weather.

Weeping cherry is a beautiful tree with its graceful branches. It has such a nice soft pink flower in the spring. The problem is that weeping cherries are not very happy in our climate.

I have a double weeping cherry tree that I planted in the fall of 2007. It didn't bloom at all last year. One branch didn't even leaf, but the tree grew ...

A good example is weeping cherry, a popular ornamental tree. In this case the rootstock sapling is cut several feet above ground, and a cutting or bud from a known weeping cherry is grafted at the ...

I am noticing several weeping cherries in the neighborhood which appear to be damaged, maybe dead over the winter. Forsythia bloom was poor, and my Cornus mas failed to bloom too. Will they recover?

My weeping cherry tree has been slimed — gross! Three of the tree’s branches are totally dead beyond the chunky globs of clear gelatin gunk. Thanks for any help. The substance on your cherry ...

Weeping Japanese cherry trees flower about a week before the Yoshino trees. Akebono Cherry Flowers: single, pale pink that fade to white, in clusters of 2 to 5. Credit: NPS. Weeping Cherry ...