{"id":746,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/weeping-higan-cherry\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:50:18","slug":"weeping-higan-cherry","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/weeping-higan-cherry\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeping Higan Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128D_HiganCherry.jpg\" alt=\"128d Higancherry\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128D_HiganCherry.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128D_HiganCherry-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Emulous Communications, Inc., 2919 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster PA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is perhaps the largest Weeping Higan Cherry in the county. \u00a0With a trunk circumference of 110 inches, a height of 55 feet, and a spread of 35 feet (approximate figures), this specimen would rank third on\u00a0pabigtrees.<a href=\"http:\/\/pabigtrees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">com<\/a>&#8216;s list of &#8216;Pendula&#8217; in Pennsylvania. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tree stands extremely close to busy Columbia Avenue, however, and telephone lines run through its drooping branches.\u00a0 Thus this tree\u00a0is threat- ened. \u00a0[Photo of tree in bloom is by Jessica Breidenstein.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u200bThis amazing species can live over 1,000 years. \u00a0An ancient specimen in northern Japan &#8212; a tree known as Miharu Takizakura &#8212; is considered the most beautiful cherry tree, and also the most famous tree, in all of Japan (last photo).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"1308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128A_HiganCherry_JPG_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"128a Higancherry Jpg Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128A_HiganCherry_JPG_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128A_HiganCherry_JPG_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HiganCherry_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Higancherry Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HiganCherry_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HiganCherry_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"220\" data-id=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128C_HiganCherry_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"128c Higancherry Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1306\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" data-id=\"1307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128E_Miharu_Miharu-Takizakura_Front_1_jp.jpg\" alt=\"128e Miharu Miharu Takizakura Front 1 Jp\" class=\"wp-image-1307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128E_Miharu_Miharu-Takizakura_Front_1_jp.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/128E_Miharu_Miharu-Takizakura_Front_1_jp-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Mike Breidenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1304,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[8],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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