| Author | Miquel | |
| Distribution | Mountains and upper Piedmont; also at the Piedmont/Sandhills border in Moore County. Collections from other counties are from cultivated plants.
Native of Japan; in N.A. -- D.C., VA, NC, OH. | |
| Abundance | Rare. According to Weakley (2018), this cherry is widely planted in the Southeast, so we may expect more escapes. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, disturbed woodlands, wooded alope above wetland, streambank, yard weed. | |
| Phenology | Flowering March-April; fruiting June. | |
| Identification | Higan Cherry is a small tree potentially to 30 feet. Leaves are elliptic to ovate, 1.5-3 inches long, doubly serrate on the margins, with a pronounced drip-tip; the underside is rather hairy on the veins. The marginal teeth are attenuate-tipped. Flowers appear before leaf emergence, unlike our other alien cherries. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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