The Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft), otherwise known as the Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ or Scarlet Firethorn ‘Kasan’, Egyptian Thorn ‘Kasan’, Everlasting Thorn ‘Kasan’, Fire Bush ‘Kasan’, is a rather well known shrub plant by gardening enthusiasts around the world.
Best known for its low maintenance and slow growth, this shrub will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its dark green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
Fortunately, this is exactly what we’ll cover in this Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) Care Guide. So let’s dive in.
The fundamental caring guidelines for every Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) can be summed up into the following:
- Water: The Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) wants regular watering to enhance fruit production but as a landscape plant, too much water will be a problem.
- Light: Keep your Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ in an environment where it can receive full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) in soil with moist but well-draining to well draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of clay, loam, chalk, and sand.
And that’s practically it! If you keep these three factors in check, your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) will likely have all it needs for it to survive and even thrive.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) belongs to the Rosaceae family, the genus Pyracantha and the species Coccinea, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ (PROO-nus sub-HIR-tel-uh).
As with other Pyracantha’s, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) is a deciduous plant, which means it will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
Growing Region
The Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) is a plant native to the Southern Central & Southern Europe to Iran.
You might be wondering why your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft)’s native region is important. Well, if you know where your plant originally came from, you’ll know which environment conditions it prefers, and with it, knowledge on how to replicate it at home.
With this in mind, the Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ will be most used to the heat zones in the 6 – 9 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a and the ideal climate zone is between 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) is a relatively slow grower, which makes things easy for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But what exactly does this mean for your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft)? How large a pot should you consider, how tall, how wide can it get? Let’s jump in…
The Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ can grow up to 8′ – 10′ (240cm – 3m) in 8′ – 10′ (240cm – 3m) and 6′ – 10′ (180cm – 3m) in 6′ – 10′ (180cm – 3m).
These dimensions make the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) a relatively large shrub compared to others, so it’s best to keep this fact in mind since it will affect where you want to keep yours at home.
Also, expect it to grow in a wonderful compact, and weeping shape, which is something worthwhile to remember when making your garden landscape plans.
This is why experts recommend keeping an area of approximately 72″ – 120″ (180cm – 300cm) free so the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) can spread to its best extent.
Water
In terms of watering, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) is a fairly complicated plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a not so straightforward watering schedule and somewhat regular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ wants regular watering to enhance fruit production but as a landscape plant, too much water will be a problem.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively low to average needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) in soil with moist but well-draining to well draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage, and moist properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
In our experience, the famous ‘thumb’ or ‘finger’ test is what works best for the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) since with it, you will be able to give it the right amount of water, every time – regardless of the environment or placement where you do decide to keep it.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) prefers to have soil with good drainage, and moist properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of clay, loam, chalk, and sand.
This is why most experts agree that the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) requires soil with clay, which will give you the right conditions it needs.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably alkaline, acid or neutral soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) requires full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this shrub will do well as long as you keep it in partial to full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ in little to partial shade (only 2-6 hours of direct sunlight a day), to full and direct sun (more 6 hours of direct sunlight per day).
Season
Being a deciduous plant, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the spring (early, mid, late), the summer (early, mid, late), the fall, and during the winter.
Flowers
You can expect your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) to flower around the spring and in the summer months from April to June (spring), and from July to September (summer).
In particular, this shrub is well known for its showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) produces some beautiful pink, or white flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) have a beautiful dark green color during most of the year.
In particular, they have a simple arrangement with a alternate organization in its leaves.
You can expect the leaves from your Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ to be around (1-3 inches) in size.
Attracts, Tolerance and Resistance
The Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) is well known for being able to attract birds, so keep that in mind when choosing your plant, as you’ll likely end up finding one or another in your garden.
Additionally, it has a special tolerance for clay soil and drought conditions, so don’t worry if any of these come along, your Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ will be fine.
Garden
Now, let’s talk garden and how your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft) will look best in it.
Most Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’ owners agree that this shrub will look great in most asian/zen and cottage gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of informal and cottage styles.
In particular, the Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft)’s best location within your garden is in hedges and screens, banks and slopes, beds and borders, and in wall-side borders, others use it for landscaping in a urban garden, specimen, or a woodland garden.
Companion Plants
Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft)’s do well with some other plants beside it. One good companion plant is the Viburnum, which will pair up nicely with your leafy friend.
Others consider that a nice Syringa will work well too, so choose whichever you find works best for you!
Conclusion
Even though we covered a lot of care information for your Weeping Flowering Cherry (36 inch graft), remember the basics: sunlight, soil and water, as these should be enough to grow a healthy plant at home.
