Scientific Name:
Prunus
'Shirotae'
Pronunciation:
PROO-nus
Common Name:
Mount Fuji cherry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Flat-topped tree with horizontal branching; lenticels prominent on newer growth; leaf blades ovate to obovate, most 11-15cm long x 5-7cm wide, sharp-pointed tailed apex (accuminate-caudate), margins double-serrate, 2(-4) glands on each petiole; flowers white and emerging before leaves expand. Winter ID: twigs reddish-brown, glabrous, round protruding lenticels; buds ovoid, 5mm long, about 10 spirally arranged scales; leaf scars mostly half-round to triangular with 3 bundle scars.
Habit:
Arching, Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (Sato-zakura hybrid likely derived from P. serrulata)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Fall interest, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Street (boulevard tree)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, emerge pale green tinted bronze, dark green by summer and then shades of orange to red in fall
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange, Red
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Caudate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Ciliate, Serrate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour, Almond scented; up to 12cm long with very sharp serrations (aristate tips)
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Sterile (no drupes formed)
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Striate scales
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Beetles or weevils, Blight or needle cast, Caterpillar or cutworm, Dieback, Galls, Mildew, Mites, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects, Stem borer insects, Virus
Course(s):
- not used (off campus)
Location(s):
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk : 56 Ave. & Eastleigh Cr.
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used