亦稱絲(si)櫻(ying)、垂彼岸櫻(ying)或垂枝(zhi)(zhi)大葉早櫻(ying)、八重櫻(ying)。落葉大喬(qiao)木,高25米(mi),大枝(zhi)(zhi)橫(heng)生,小(xiao)枝(zhi)(zhi)直立或下垂。葉有柄互生,長(chang)橢圓(yuan)形(xing),先(xian)(xian)端有細(xi)長(chang)尖,基部楔(xie)形(xing),緣具銳尖鋸(ju)齒,長(chang)4~9厘(li)米(mi),寬2~4厘(li)米(mi),幼葉、成(cheng)葉具軟毛,3月下旬(xun)至(zhi)4月上(shang)(shang)旬(xun),葉先(xian)(xian)于花(hua)(hua)早出(chu)。花(hua)(hua)淡紅(hong)白色,由數枚(mei)花(hua)(hua)組成(cheng)傘形(xing)花(hua)(hua)序,花(hua)(hua)柄長(chang),萼(e)(e)及(ji)花(hua)(hua)柱被毛;萼(e)(e)筒狀(zhuang),上(shang)(shang)部五裂(lie),花(hua)(hua)瓣5,凹(ao)頭,水平展(zhan)開(kai),雄蕊多數,雌蕊1枚(mei)。
花序(xu)傘形(xing),有花2-3朵(duo),花葉(xie)同開;總苞片倒卵形(xing),長(chang)(chang)約4毫(hao)米(mi)(mi),寬約3毫(hao)米(mi)(mi),外面(mian)(mian)疏(shu)生柔(rou)(rou)毛(mao)(mao),早落;花梗長(chang)(chang)1-2厘(li)米(mi)(mi),被(bei)疏(shu)柔(rou)(rou)毛(mao)(mao);萼筒(tong)管(guan)狀,微呈壺形(xing),長(chang)(chang)4-5毫(hao)米(mi)(mi),寬2-3毫(hao)米(mi)(mi),基(ji)部(bu)稍(shao)膨(peng)大,頸部(bu)稍(shao)縮小,外面(mian)(mian)伏生白色疏(shu)柔(rou)(rou)毛(mao)(mao),萼片長(chang)(chang)圓卵形(xing),先端急(ji)尖,有疏(shu)齒(chi),與萼筒(tong)近(jin)等長(chang)(chang);花瓣(ban)淡(dan)紅色,倒卵長(chang)(chang)圓形(xing),先端下凹;雄(xiong)蕊約20;花柱(zhu)基(ji)部(bu)有疏(shu)毛(mao)(mao)。核果卵球形(xing),黑色;核表面(mian)(mian)微有稜紋;果梗長(chang)(chang)1.5-2.5厘(li)米(mi)(mi),被(bei)開展(zhan)疏(shu)柔(rou)(rou)毛(mao)(mao),頂端稍(shao)膨(peng)大。花期(qi)4月,果期(qi)6月。
形態(tai)特征:本變(bian)種與前(qian)變(bian)種不同在于,枝條開展成彎弓(gong)形,小枝下垂呈鞭狀(zhuang);萼筒近平滑(hua)無毛。
臺灣省有栽培。