Life Form:

Deciduous tree

Average Height:

30-40'

Bark Characteristics:

Red-brown

Bloom Characteristics:

White to pink appear in clusters of 3-6 (racemes) appear before or at the same time as the leaves.

Fall Color:

Yellow

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, alternate, dark green leaves have double serrated margins and are elliptic to oval. 2-5" long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Small, black drupes. .5" diameter.

Structure:

Spreading vase

Range:

Japan

Habitat:

Medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

Description:

The Yoshino cherry is a hybridized Japanese flowering cherry tree which has white to slightly pink flowers. It blooms before its leaves emerge in the spring, and creates a serene display. In 1912, this was one of the cherry varieties gifted to Washington, DC by the people of Japan as a symbol of friendship. Each spring, flocks of people try to perfectly time their visit to DC to coincide with the cherry blossom bloom all around the capital. The Yoshino cherry makes up the majority of flowering cherry trees planted in the city.

Hardiness:

-20 - 20 F

Attracts:

Birds, butterflies

Bloom Time:

March to April

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Yoshino cherry

Potomac cherry

Tokyo cherry

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Prunus

Species:

× yedoensis

Accession Number:

2017-0397A

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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On Display:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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