Abstract:Abstract:We observed the growth characteristics of five varieties of drooping branch cherries in Wuhan during 2014 and 2015, which were introduced from Japan, including survival rate, branching ability, growth potential, defoliation period, leaf bud germination period, leaf expansion period, shooting period, slightly drawn flower bud sprout period, early flowering period, flowering period and flower fallen stage. The results showed that the survival rate of Prunus pendula ‘Pleno rosea’ was the highest, and Prunus pendula‘Pendula’ and Prunus pendula‘Rosea’were two earlier floweringvarieties with single petal,and the collocation application of Prunus pendula ‘Pendula’ and Prunus jamasakura ‘Plena pendula’ in landscape engineering, the flower period of Chui branch Sakuracould last for more than 40 days.