Prunus subhirtella 'Whitcomb'
Common name: 
Whitcomb Flowering Higan Cherry
Pronunciation: 
PROO-nus sub-hir-TEL-la
Family: 
Rosaceae
Genus: 
Prunus
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree, 20-25 ft (6-8 m) tall, to 30 ft (9 m) wide, wide spreading, horizontally branched.  Leaves alternate, simple, ovate to oblong-ovate, 2.5-10 cm long.  Flowers single, petals notched, pink, but fade to white.
  • Sun
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Native to Japan
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: north side of Memorial Union Quad.
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    plant habit, flowering

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    flower buds and flowers

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    trunk, bark