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Tokyo cherry blossoms

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Family and genus: Rosaceae alias: Japanese cherry blossom, Edo cherry blossom morphological characteristics: deciduous trees, dark brown bark, smooth; branchlets hairy when young. Leaves ovate-elliptic to Obovate, 5-12cm long, leaf tip sharply acuminate, leaf base rounded to broadly cuneate, leaf margin apiculate and doubly serrate, dorsal vein and petiole pilose. Flowers white to pale pink, 2--3cm in diameter, often simple, slightly fragrant; calyx tube tubular, hairy; pedicels ca. 2cm, pubescent; 3-6 arranged in short racemes. Drupe, subglobose, black. Florescence in April

Family and genus: Rosaceae

Aliases: Japanese cherry blossoms, Edo cherry blossoms

Morphological features: deciduous trees, bark dark brown, smooth; branchlets hairy when young. Leaves ovate-elliptic to Obovate, 5-12cm long, leaf tip sharply acuminate, leaf base rounded to broadly cuneate, leaf margin apiculate and doubly serrate, dorsal vein and petiole pilose. Flowers white to pale pink, 2--3cm in diameter, often simple, slightly fragrant; calyx tube tubular, hairy; pedicels ca. 2cm, pubescent; 3-6 arranged in short racemes. Drupe, subglobose, black. Flowering in April, blooming before or at the same time as the leaves.

Distribution and habits: originated in Japan, cultivated in China, especially in cities in North China and the Yangtze River Basin.

Application: this species is full of brilliant trees when it blossoms in spring, which is very beautiful, but the flowering period is very short and can be withered only for about a week. It is suitable for planting on hillsides, courtyards, in front of buildings and by the side of the garden.

 
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