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However, weeping cherry trees were misunderstood as wild species in the past and were given scientific names before Edo higan. Itosakura, the scientific name for weeping cherry, has also been applied to the scientific name of Edo higan, the type species of this species, because the scientific name given earlier has priority. [4]
Dwarf cherry as a name has been used for at least three species of small cherry trees: Prunus cerasus; Prunus fruticosa; Prunus pumila; An unrelated Australian tree with cherry-like fruit: Exocarpus strictus; Cultivars of the sour cherry Prunus cerasus that are grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks.
Weeping Higan Cherry trees are rather prone to problems, particularly in dry soil. A type of bacterium can cause leaf spots and twig cankers. Small, reddish spots dry and drop out. A fungus can cause reddish spots which drop out leaving shot holes. Once the holes appear the leaves may fall from the tree and the disease is worse in wet weather.
Prunus fruticosa, the European dwarf cherry, [2] dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry is a deciduous, xerophytic, winter-hardy, cherry-bearing shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry , but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis .
Prunus cerasus (sour cherry, [3] tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) [4] is an Old World species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus . It has two main groups of cultivars : the dark-red Morello cherry and the lighter-red Amarelle cherry .
Prunus × subhirtella, the winter-flowering cherry, [2] spring cherry, or rosebud cherry, [3] is the scientific name for the hybrid between Prunus itosakura (edohigan) and Prunus incisa (Mamezakura). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is a small deciduous flowering tree originating in Japan , but unknown in the wild.
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The tree is 12 metres (39 ft) high, the trunk circumference is 9.5 metres (31 ft), the east-west spread is 22 metres (72 ft), and the north-south spread is 18 metres (59 ft). It is classified as one of the five great cherry trees of Japan (日本五大桜) and one of the three giant cherry trees of Japan (日本三巨大桜).