Why does my weeping cherry flower at the same time as it gets new spring growth?

Others in the street flowered long ago!

Why does my weeping cherry flower at the same time as it gets new spring growth?
If it's the same variety as the rest on you street it could be caused because there is usually some genetic variation even in cloned plants. This is because spot mutations can occur after the cutting was taken. I once bought 6 matching white azaleas for the front of my house. 5 of them bloomed at the same time and the 6th bloomed about 3 weeks after the rest. The flowers looked the same--same color, structure, etc.--it just bloomed later.





It could also be a one year event caused by some environmental condition that affected your tree and not the others. If it continues to do this year after year and you don't like it the only thing to do is replace it. You can't control the factors that "tell" a plant when to bloom.
Reply:Well, because in the spring, spring flowering trees bloom in the spiring but different varieties bloom at different times. Sort of like children getting their first tooth.


Not sure why you are concerned about that? It makes your tree stand out and show off. So just enjoy the attention.
Reply:because that's the way they work. If you get a weeping snow fountain cherry it really looks nice I think it looks better because it has no leaves when it flowers.