Family: Rosaceae
Common Name: Yoshino cherry
Origin/Ecology: Native to Japan
Habit: Grows to 30-40′ tall with a spreading, broad-rounded, open crown.
Leaves: Serrate, dark green leaves (to 5″ long) are elliptic to oval. Foliage turns yellow and with bronze tints in fall.
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Flowers and Fruit: Fragrant white (sometimes tinged with pink) flowers in 3 to 6-flowered clusters (racemes) appear before or simultaneous to the emergence of the foliage in a profuse and spectacular early spring bloom. Small black cherries loved by birds.
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Water Use, Soil: Average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates heat and humidity, but not drought. Adaptable to a wide range of soils.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade.
Landscape Uses: Used as an ornamental due to its flower display. Good for lawns, along streets, decks or patios. Effective as a specimen or in groups.
Limitations: Susceptible to leaf spot, die back and leaf curl, as well as aphids, scale, borers, caterpillars, Japanese beetles, and spiter mites.
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