Common Name: Yoshino cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Distribution/Origin: Japan
Leaf/Bud: alternate arrangement, serrate margin, acute apex, bronze emergent color - green by end of summer
Flower/Inflorescence: flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring; they are fragrant, 3 to 1.2–1.4 inch in diameter, with five white or pale pink petals, the flowers grow in clusters of five or six together
Fruit/Seed: drupe 8-10mm
Stem/Bark: lateral branching - no congestion
Size: height 5-12m
Habit: upright
Form: vase-like
Culture: prefer dry winter and wet summer, full sun, well-drained soil
Landscape Use: street tree, spring cherry blossoms, good fall color
Notes: not grafted