Caragana arborescens 'Pendula'
Siberian peashrub
- Height × spread
- 2.5m × 2.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This forms a pleasing small weeping tree. The plant is a grafted specimen, and the height of the graft determines the tree height, so it is perhaps best bought when seen. The foliage is pinnate and each individual leaflet is long and has a rounded end. It hides a secret, since there are spines on the branches. Its graceful weeping habit is enhanced by little yellow pea flowers that come in early summer. The tree is very tough, hailing from Siberia! It is likely to be bought as a tree some 2.5m (8ft) in height and will make a similar spread.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Weeping
- Height
- 2.5m
- Spread
- 2.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Architectural
- Hazards
- Yes, stems are prickly/thorny
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.