Skip to product information
1 of 5

Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry

Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry

The Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry cascades in a waterfall of pale pink and white blossoms each spring, its arching branches creating a striking focal point in even a modest-sized garden.

Regular price $119.95
Regular price $129.95 Sale price $119.95
Sale Sold out
Select starting tree height:
Please Note: This product can not be shipped to AK, AZ, CA, HI, OR, WA
View full details

Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry Treebute

A cascading tribute in a waterfall of pale pink and white each spring.

The Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry drapes its pendulous branches toward the ground, becoming completely enveloped in soft pink to white blossoms each early spring, before the leaves even emerge. Its graceful, cascading form and manageable size make it a fitting centerpiece for smaller yards, with glossy bark and golden fall foliage extending its beauty well beyond bloom season.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.

Why You'll Love the Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry

  • A true waterfall of bloom: cascading branches become completely enveloped in delicate pink to white blossoms each early spring, before the leaves appear.
  • A compact, graceful form: its smaller size, compared to the standard upright Yoshino, makes it a fitting specimen for gardens where a full-sized cherry might overwhelm the space.
  • Beauty beyond the bloom: glossy bark and dark green summer foliage turn golden-yellow in fall, giving your tribute multi-season appeal.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit

  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, the Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry is drought-tolerant and easy to grow, rewarding simple care with one of spring's most graceful blooms.

  • Light: Full sun, at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily, for the fullest bloom and healthiest growth.

  • Water: Water deeply once a week during the first growing season to establish a strong root system. Once established, it becomes fairly drought-tolerant, needing only occasional deep watering during dry spells.

  • Space: Plan for a mature size of about 15 to 25 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide, giving its cascading branches room to sweep toward the ground.

Pruning is rarely needed for this tree's natural weeping form; if shaping is required, do it in winter or early spring to remove any dead, dying, or crowded branches.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Bloom Time:
Spring
Botanical Name:
Prunus x yedoensis pendula
Growth Rate Value:
Moderate
Mature Height Value:
15-20 ft.
Mature Width Value:
15-20 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full-Part Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, CA, HI, OR, WA
Growing Zones:
5-8 outdoors

Collapsible content

What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

What's included in the Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry memorial kit?

Your kit includes a healthy Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry in the size you select, a step-by-step planting and care guide, and a personalized memorial message. Optional add-ons like a planter or premium potting mix are also available.

Can I plant this in memory of a pet?

Yes. The Weeping Yoshino Flowering Cherry is a meaningful tribute for a pet as well as a person, and its dramatic spring bloom makes it a moving way to mark their memory each year.

How big does it get, and how long does it live?

At maturity, expect around 15 to 25 feet tall and wide, often reached within about 10 years. With good care, this tree is long-lived and can remain a graceful centerpiece of your landscape for decades.

When does it bloom, and how much care does it need?

It flowers in early spring, typically around April. Once established, it's fairly low-maintenance, needing only occasional watering and minimal pruning.

What if I'm not ready to plant yet?

That's completely understandable. Your tree can wait in its container in a bright spot with regular watering until you're ready. There's no deadline to begin.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.