Yoshino Cherry

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 1/2 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 1/2 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, 1/2 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