Name: Prunus 'Snow Fountains'
Brand: Pépinière.ca
Availability: OutOfStock

Latin name

Prunus 'Snow Fountains'

Common name

Weeping cherry tree 'Snow Fountains'

Type

TREE

Family

Rosaceae

Prunus 'Snow Fountains' is an ornamental cherry tree with a graceful weeping habit, renowned for its abundant spring bloom of pure white flowers, which cover the entire cascading branches like a snow cascade. Its naturally compact weeping habit, with a grafted trunk forming a fountain-like silhouette, makes it an ideal choice for small gardens, rockeries, terraces, or flower borders. Its glossy green foliage turns stunning orange to vibrant red hues in autumn, adding significant seasonal interest. Very hardy, easy to grow, and requiring little pruning, 'Snow Fountains' prefers a sunny exposure and well-drained soil. It combines floral elegance, artistic form, and urban adaptability, perfect for refined and small-scale landscaping.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone

Zone 4

Exposure

Sun

Watering

Moderate, especially when setting up

Fertilization

Spring, compost, or balanced fertilizer

Soil type

Well drained, fertile

Minimum temperature

-34°C

Blooming period

Spring

Flower color

Pure white

Fruiting

Small, discreet, inedible red berries

Foliage color

Green → orange to bright red

Foliage type

Obsolete

Shape

Dwarf Weeping Willow

Height

8–11.5 ft (2.5–3.5 m)

Width

8–11.5 ft (2.5–3.5 m)

Growth rate

Moderate

Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Fruit tree type

Ornamental (non-edible)

Pets

Pollinators

Butterflies

The availability of our plants varies depending on arrivals, seasons, nursery production and supplier availability. Some varieties may be offered for a limited time only, depending on their natural cycle or current stock. These plant profiles are designed to guide and inspire you when choosing plants for the garden, landscaping projects, containers or long-lasting outdoor arrangements.