Hi Ken, it's not planted there. It's currently in its pot and I took the picture on the walkway where it's sitting till I figure out if it's a Snow Fountain Cherry or a Double Weeping Cherry. If it's a Snow Fountain it will be planted about 6' from a walkway. If it's a Double Weeping Cherry it will be returned.

How to Germinate Weeping Cherry Seeds Home Guides/Garden/Gardening By: Bridget Kelly The weeping cherry tree (Prunus subhirtella) also known as the weeping Higan cherry, does best when grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8b. All Prunus seeds have what is known as embryo-dormancy – dormancy that is not the result of a hard outer seed coat. For this reason, the seed requires a period of cold stratification to break dormancy. Begin the weeping cherry seed germination period at any time of year. It may take up to one year to germinate. 1 Pour enough warm water into a bowl or bucket to cover the weeping cherry seeds. Drop the seeds into the water and allow them to soak overnight. 2 Moisten enough peat moss to completely envelope the cherry seeds. Wring the excess water from the peat moss until it holds the moisture content of a damp sponge. 3 Push the weeping cherry seeds into the peat moss and place the bundle in a plastic bag or box. Seal the bag or box and place it in the refrigerator. Allow the seeds to remain in the refrigerator for three months. 4 Fill planting pots with sterile seed germination mix, moisten it and allow the excess water to drain completely before planting the weeping cherry seeds. 5 Remove the seed container from the refrigerator and pluck the seeds from the peat moss. Lay one seed on the surface of the soil of each pot. Sprinkle a one-eighth-inch layer of sand over the seed and moisten it by spraying it with water from a misting bottle. 6 Place a heat mat in an area that receives bright indirect sunlight or 12 inches below grow lights. Set the heat mat’s thermostat to 71 degrees Fahrenheit and set the pots on the mat. 7 Allow the lights, if using them, to run for 14 hours a day until germination. The weeping cherry tree seeds will germinate within four months to one year.

Without getting to complicated the fact that cherries have so many disease and pest problems makes them a shorter lived species. Thats not to say if you have one growing in optimal conditions and ends up free of disease and pests your particular tree could live for 50-60 years. Its just you have lower odds of the tree ever reaching that age due to its suspectability to dieases and pests. Putting disease and pest issues aside, genetics have much to do with a potential life span...one of which is growth rate.

Don't count on anything that you buy from a Lowes, HD, WalMart or even local nurseries to automatically do well in your zone. Check them out on the internet first. Businesses that sell plants are in business to make money. Even many nurseries will sell you plants that are not suited to the local climate. If they are responsible nurseries they will tell you that the plant you are buying will be an annual in your zone, meaning it's going to die come winter. Cheryl