General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 18 - 24 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Cherry
  • Japanese Flowering Cherry
Also sold as:
  • Ukonzakura
  • Prunus serrulata var. lannesiana

Photo Gallery
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-03-30
green flowering cherry
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-05-09

photo credit: Arashiyama

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