many trees are in peak bloom around the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, including the Pendula Rosea, also known as the weeping higan cherry. NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 29: Visitors photograph the ...

Another popular but troubled tree is Higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella), often sold in a weeping form. Like the Japanese flowering cherry, it is a short-lived tree that is susceptible to many ...

There are almost 4,000 cherry trees near the National Mall ... "We also have some of the Weeping Higan Cherries. A lot of people love those because they have the cascading stems and they're ...