Scientific Name:
Prunus
x
yedoensis
Pronunciation:
PROO-nus ex yed-oh-EN-siss
Common Name:
Yoshino cherry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Common cherry blossom with open branching; leaves ovate-obovate, most blades 6-8cm long x 3-4cm wide, margins serrate (serrulate near base); petioles 3-4cm long; flowers white to light pink in early spring. Winter ID: short spur shoots with bud scale scars; buds conical, 4-5mm long, may be clustered around a terminal bud.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (P. subhirtella x P. speciosa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Fall interest, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include P. 'Akebono'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate, Obtuse
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour, pulvinus where blade meets petiole
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (light pink)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
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:
Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Conical (long-pointed)
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Mites, Stem borer insects (Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East : cv. Akebono