Prunus yedoensis

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Read about Prunus yedoensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Prunus yedoensis, Mats. (P. paracerasus, Koehne. P. yedoensis var. nudiflora, Koehne). Near P. serrulata, differing in the pedicels, style, and usually exterior of calyx being hairy; and near P. Sieboldii, differing in young lvs. pale green rather than bronzy, and calyx- lobes sharp-serrate rather than entire. From Japan, but wild specimens unknown.—A tree-like shrub or good- sized tree, with young growth hairy but becoming nearly or quite glabrous in autumn or the second year: lvs. obovate or broadly ovate-elliptic, 3-5 in. long, acuminate, strongly double-serrate with serratures acuminate and gland-tipped, glabrous above, hairy on midrib and veins beneath: fls. in a 3-6-fld. short-peduncled corymb or cluster, with narrowly spatulate bracts, the pedicels 1/2-1 1/2in. long and densely pilose; petals broad-ovate or suborbicular, about 1/2in. long or a little more, deeply emarginate; stamens about 37-39. The fls. are slightly fragrant, in clusters of 2 to several, usually preceding the lvs. but sometimes coetaneous, white to pink. "This is the cherry," writes Wilson, "so generally planted in the parks, temple grounds, cemeteries, and streets of Tokyo. Its flowering is the occasion of a popular festival in the city of Tokyo. The oldest authentically known trees were planted only a little over 40 years ago, and the species was not recognized as distinct till 1901. To Wilson the species is strongly suggestive of a hybrid between P. subhirtella var. ascendens and the wild form of P. Lannesiana, It is hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. Taizanfukun (P. fruticosa f. ambigua, Miyoshi) is a form with young shoots and petioles pubscent, fls. borne near ends of shoots, moderately double and of medium size, pink. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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