Common Name: akebono cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Distribution/Origin: Japan
Leaf/Bud: deciduous, alternate, serrate margin, acute apex, green - yellow appearance
Flower/Inflorescence: light pink, 5 petals cup-like, ovate petal - no stem, April bloom
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark: grey brown bark
Size: height 15ft
Habit: upright, horizontal branching
Form: upright - spreading
Culture: full sun, moist well-drained soil, drought tolerant once established
Landscape Use: street tree, beautiful cherry blossoms in the spring, good fall color, very widely planted in Pacific Northwest