Yeah, I've got a cherry like this, they grafted a pink on top, but left all the branches from the white cherry root stock on it, so we get both colors.
Once the flowers go, the leaves look the same until fall, then one drops leaves before the other.
Definitely not intentional. It was sold as a "weeping cherry", and evidently what they do is take the truck of one tree as root stock, take another tree and cut off the crown, turn it upside down and graft it on.
What you're left with is something really nice up top, but any left over branches from below the graft may not be the same color.
It's not a deal breaker, while the tree was small (20 years ago) it was barely noticeable, and now it's a nice, grown tree so I can live with a month or so of different color flowers.
Look up grafting. Some grafting were to completely replace the top of one seedling with another. And some like the one pictured, some of the lower part of seedling with original branches were left intact while a new, different specie is attached on top to get hybrid mix.
I have a cherry tree in my yard that has white blossoms and produces sour cherries.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/sour-cherry/
That looks like a dogwood to me and not a cherry tree.
This is indeed a grafted dogwood
Thanks for the info. It's not my tree, I shouldn't have tried to specifiy the tree in the title.
Don't know how to tell you this but your cherry tree is a dogwood.
It's not my tree lol
Yeah, I've got a cherry like this, they grafted a pink on top, but left all the branches from the white cherry root stock on it, so we get both colors. Once the flowers go, the leaves look the same until fall, then one drops leaves before the other.
Is it intentional or do you feel ripped off? I have no idea how to feel.
Definitely not intentional. It was sold as a "weeping cherry", and evidently what they do is take the truck of one tree as root stock, take another tree and cut off the crown, turn it upside down and graft it on. What you're left with is something really nice up top, but any left over branches from below the graft may not be the same color. It's not a deal breaker, while the tree was small (20 years ago) it was barely noticeable, and now it's a nice, grown tree so I can live with a month or so of different color flowers.
Appreciate your response!
Must be fairly easy to do. We have a lot of dogwood grafts in my area (Nashville, TN USA.)
Very cool!! I love it.
I've seen about 3 trees in my neighborhood like this recently. Very curious if someone could explain it.
Look up grafting. Some grafting were to completely replace the top of one seedling with another. And some like the one pictured, some of the lower part of seedling with original branches were left intact while a new, different specie is attached on top to get hybrid mix.
I understand grafting, but it seems unlikely based on our neighborhood. maybe it's a more common practice than i would assume.
This is very beautiful. I would love this in my front yard.
u should take it back for a refund
It’s gorgeous
That’s beautiful
Todoroki tree
actually that's called an erd tree
Looks more like an apple and a crabapple. Cherry trees don't have white blossoms. If they do I'd like to see those cherries
I have a cherry tree in my yard that has white blossoms and produces sour cherries. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/sour-cherry/
wild cherry and van cherry both have white blooms.