Scientific Name:
Prunus
(hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
PROO-nus
Common Name:
ornamental cherry tree
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Deciduous trees mostly wide spreading crowns; leaves ovate, serrated, and with glands near petiole. Winter ID: very prominent horizontal lenticels, brown pointed buds; leaf scars mostly half-round to triangular with 3 bundle scars.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Round, Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (derived from P. serratula or P. subhirtella)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Fall interest, Specimen plant, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Google. February bloomers include P. 'Autumnalis', P. 'Whitcomb', P. 'Accolade' (all P. subhirtella cvs.). March bloomers include P. x yedoensis cvs. (e.g. P. 'Akebono' and P. 'Pendula'), P. 'Okame', P. 'Somei-yoshino', P. 'Yae-beni-shidare', P. 'Umineko., P. 'Shirotae'. April to May P. 'Kanzan', P. 'Takasago', P. 'Ukon', P. 'Shogetsu', P. 'Kid-shidare-zakura', and P. 'Shirofugen'. Further information: Ornamental Cherries in Vancouver.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Red, Bronze
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Caudate
Bases:
Cuneate, Obtuse
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr, May
Additional Info:
Some cultivars may have just 5 petals per flower
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Sterile (no drupes formed)
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Smooth, Prominent lenticels, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Red, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings, Grafting
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Beetles or weevils, Blight or needle cast, Caterpillar or cutworm, Dieback, Galls, Mites, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects, Stem borer insects, Virus (Rabbit resistant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk : cv. Shirotae - 56 Ave. & Eastleigh Cr.
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East : cvs. Kwanzan, Akebono
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. Kwanzan
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden : cv. Kwanzan