Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Other
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8a
Plant Height:	20 to 40 feet
Plant Spread:	30-40 feet
Leaves:	Good fall color Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Serrate, dark green leaves.
Fruit:	Edible to birds
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood Other: flowers in 3 to 6-flowered clusters
Flower Color:	White Other: Tinged with pink.
Flower Time:	Spring
Suitable Locations:	Street Tree Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses:	Shade Tree Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Birds
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant
Containers:	Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:	Monoecious Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: 2007 Great Plant Picks Award Winner
Parentage:	P. serrulata (or P. speciosa) x P. subhirtella

Common names

Yoshino Cherry
Tokyo Cherry

Botanical names

Accepted: Prunus x yedoensis
Synonym: Cerasus x yedoensis

Photo Gallery

Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2024-09-10
Prunus x yedoensis 24w37 27yo yoshino cherry U1 (yoshino cherry)

Uploaded by frankrichards16

Location: my yard
Date: 2020-03-18
later the same day

Uploaded by txtreehugger

Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-26

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-09

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: my yard
Date: 2020-03-18
After 8 years and from a 6" stick, this is its very first bloom!

Uploaded by txtreehugger

Location: my front yard which is on a 6 lane thoroughfare in the heart of Dallas. my gift to commuters.
Date: March 24, 2023
with Ice Folly daffodil leaves

Uploaded by txtreehugger

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2014

Uploaded by bxncbx

Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-04-28
Partial sun.

Uploaded by bxncbx

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-28

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: April of 2003
line of trees in bloom

Uploaded by ILPARW

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Location: Washington DC
Date: April 2007

Uploaded by pitimpinai

Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-04-09
Tree is almost 5 years old.

Uploaded by virginiarose

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by bxncbx

Uploaded by virginiarose

Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-06
"Prunus x yedoensis, 2018 photo, yoshino cherry, , USDA Hardiness

Uploaded by frankrichards16

Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-04-12
It got humid over night and the flowers turned bright pink!! Not

Uploaded by virginiarose

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-23

Uploaded by chelle

Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-04-05

Uploaded by Zencat

Uploaded by txtreehugger

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-04-14

Uploaded by SkirtGardener

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by Zencat

Uploaded by Zencat

Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-03-20
Blooms on first day of spring.

Uploaded by virginiarose

Uploaded by chelle

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-23
Branch pattern

Uploaded by chelle

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-23
Branch section with new leaves

Uploaded by chelle

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-23
with antler scrapings

Uploaded by chelle

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-23
Bloom cluster

Uploaded by chelle

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-23
Tree is shown in its natural shape

Uploaded by chelle

Comments:

Posted by virginiarose (Virginia - Zone 8a) on Oct 15, 2013 10:38 AM concerning plant:

This hybrid cherry comes from Japan and is one of the predominant cherry trees planted in Washington D.C.

Reply to this comment
Posted by virginiarose (Virginia - Zone 8a) on Dec 8, 2011 10:56 AM concerning plant:

This is a very fast-growing tree. Mine is two years old. It has beautiful light pink flowers in spring and is good for shade all summer. It is exposed to north and west winds and has done fine. Birds love to perch in the tree after they take a bath or are just waiting for insects.

Reply to this comment
Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Apr 10, 2019 10:08 AM concerning plant:

This is the most common and famous Japanese Flowering Cherry cultivar planted around Washington DC. It is commonly planted and grown in nurseries in the Mid-Atlantic, including southeast Pennsylvania. I have not seen any planted around my native Chicago, Illinois area in Zone 5a now or since my childhood. A very few Weeping Higan Cherries and Kwazan Flowering Cherries have been tried in Chicagoland, but I don't know of any good success with those either, maybe surviving but not growing big; I can't think of seeing any.

Reply to this comment
Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 8, 2012 2:33 PM concerning plant:

Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.

Reply to this comment

Plant Events from our members
Zencat	On April 3, 2018	Bloomed
SkirtGardener	From April 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020	Bloomed This is the typical bloom date range at our location, for 2 weeks during this time annually

» Post your own event for this plant

Discussion Threads about this plant

Thread Title	Last Reply	Replies
Nice! by plantladylin	Sep 15, 2024 3:18 PM	3

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page

Prunus Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)

Prunus
Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)