Weeping Japanese Cherries 
The weeping forms have a charm of their 
own and are admirably suited to many situ¬ 
ations. We grow them all by top-grafting 
on erect, straight stems at various heights 
but not at random. That is, we graft at 4 ft., 
5 ft., 6 ft., etc., but not at intermediate 
heights. This makes it possible to get as 
many as desired which will match up 
exactly. 
BENI-SHIDARE (Park Weeping). Name 
means Pink Weeping and botanical name Is 
Prunus aequinoctialis pendula. It is certain 
that this variety was not in America until 
trees were imported for the Panama-Pacific 
Exposition in 1915. Since then it has been 
widely distributed. Although the branches are most decidedly weeping, some of the 
central ones keep rising a little before they start to droop so that the tree gradually 
gains height. The small single flowers come early, before the leaves and are a pro¬ 
nounced pink. During the winter the bare tree is very beautiful owing to the artistic 
silhouette of the gracefully irregular branches against the sky. Our old specimen is 
considered the best tree of this fine variety in America. 
ITO-SHIDARE (Eureka Weeping). Botanically Prunus subhirtella pendula. Name 
means Thread-branched Weeping. Unlike the previous variety this gains practically no 
additional height beyond that at which it was top-grafted. Branches grow directly 
downward. Flowers single, small, very pale pink before the leaves. Has been here over 
50 years and until rather recently was the only Japanese Weeping Cherry known. 
SHIDARE-YOSHINO. Shidare means weeping; Yoshino is the name of the variety 
around the tidal basin in Washington. Not of the Higan type so flowers are moderately 
large, single and pure white. Branches grow directly downward. 
KIKU-SHIDARE (Double Pink Weep¬ 
ing). Name means Chrysanthemum 
Weeping. Really only semi-weeping as 
branches droop but do not really grow 
downward. Still it has to be top- 
grafted to make a good tree. It is a 
tremendous bloomer. Flowers of me- 
Japanese Cherry 
BENI-SHIDARE 
(Park Weeping) 
dium size, extremely double and very 
deep pink. Rare and beautiful. One of 
the gems. 
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Japanese Cherry 
ITO-SHIDARE 
(Eureka Weeping) 
