Yoshino Cherry

Prunus x yeddoensis

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

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Location on or near Missouri State University campus:  east end of Nathanael Greene Park at the Botanical Center in Springfield, Missouri

Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yeddoensis):

Leaves:  Oval leaves with doubly-serrate margins and pointed tip; 2.5-4.5 inches long and ½ to 2/3 as wide; dark green on upper surface with hairs along lower-side veins

Stems:  Slender, reddish-brown

Bark:  Red-brown with prominent horizontal lenticels

Growth Habit/Size and Growth Rate:  40-50’ tall and ½ to 2/3 as wide, with rounded, spreading growth habit; medium growth rate

Flowers:  White to pale pink flowers 1-1.5 inches diameter, in axillary racemes of 4 or more; may flower before or after leaf emergence; flowers tend to droop a little when flowering one of the more attractive flowering cherries with less pest problems than some

Fruit:   Small, ½ inch diameter, purple-black drupe

Growing Conditions:  prefers full sun, moist, well-drained soils, but moderately adaptable

Problems:  one of the more attractive flowering cherries with less pest problems than some