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.

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.

Lovers of fruit blossom have enjoyed a bumper season of pink and white petals in the last couple of weeks. But few trees have been as spectacular as this cherry.

This is the time of year when cherry trees explode with blooms, creating a snow globe-like atmosphere along the waterfront and other parts of the Portland area. The pink petals dancing to the groun… ...

Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Ave., 503-223-1321, japanesegarden.org. 10 am–4:30 pm Wednesday–Monday. $21.95. Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The 100 or so ornamental cherry trees the ...

A Japanese weeping cherry tree, thought to be around a century old, is being honored in Wake Forest. With striking pink leaves and gracefully twisting branches, the antique tree is situated along ...

Weeping trees come in all shapes and sizes. A weeping beech is a very large tree, growing up to 50 feet tall over time and looks great in a park or large landscape.

There are several cherry trees around the Portland Japanese Garden and some of them have started to bloom including the weeping cherry in the Flag Garden and the Yoshino cherry near Umami Café.