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Species: Prunus x yedoensis
Yoshino Cherry
Cultivar Information
* See specific cultivar notes on next page.
Ornamental Characteristics
Environmental Characteristics
Size: Tree < 30 feet
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Height: 15-25'
Hardy To Zone: 5b
Leaves: Deciduous
Shape: spreading, rounded habit
Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil
(pH 5.0 to 8.0)
Ornamental Other: Famed as the tidal
basin cherry of Washington DC.
Environmental Other: Very early beautiful
pink or white flowers
Insect Disease
Bare Root Transplanting
Any
No diseases listed
Other
Native to China.
Moisture Tolerance
Occasionally saturated
or very wet soil
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Consistently moist,
well-drained soil
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Occasional periods of
dry soil
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Prolonged periods of
dry soil
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Cultivars for Prunus x yedoensis
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Cultivar Name
Notes
Akebono
'Akebono', single, pink flowers fading to white
Cascade Snow
'Cascade Snow', white flowers and good yellow fall color
Shidare-yoshino
'Shidare-yoshino', weeping, white flowered form
Afterglow
'Afterglow' selection of 'Akebono' with pink blooms; upright-spreading habit; yellow fall
color
Cascade Snow
'Cascade Snow' ('Berry') - white-flowered form; resistant to leaf diseases; yellow fall
foliage; grows to 25' tall tree
Ivensii
'Ivensii' - umbrella form; weeping form; bears white flowers
Washi-no-o
'Washi-no-o' weeping, white-flowered form
Yoshino Pink Form
'Yoshino Pink Form' - weeping pink flowered form
Pink Shell
'Pink Shell' - weeping pink flowered form
Snow Fountains
'Snow Fountains' (a.k.a. 'White Fountain') - semi-weeping tree; pure white blooms in
early spring; grows to 12' tall; healthy green foliage that turns orange-yellow in fall
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Photos
Prunus x yedoensis - Leaves, Bark
Prunus x yedoensis - Habit
Prunus x yedoensis - Leaves
Prunus x yedoensis - Bark
Prunus x yedoensis - Bark
Prunus x yedoensis - Leaf
Prunus x yedoensis - Sepals
flowers and habit
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