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Weeping Cherry Seedlings: Grafted vs. Seed-Grown

Plants dug under weeping cherry are likely root sprouts, not seedlings. Weeping cherries are usually grafted (Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula' on standard rootstock). Seedlings revert to upright "cheerful" cherries. One stunning example: weeping cherry grafted on paperbark cherry (Prunus serrula) for mahogany bark.

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