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- Japanese Cherry, Oriental Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese Cherry, Oriental Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
The Japanese Cherry or Oriental Cherry is a broad round-shaped tree growing to heights of 12m. Flowering period from April onwards. White or pink blossoms, filled or half-filled. Popular solitary tree for gardens and parks.
Leaves
Ovate to elliptical leaves, alternate, in two rows with long pointed tip, rounded to broadly wedge-shaped base and serrated edge. Leaves are glossy green above, plain green below. 6-12cm long, 2-6cm wide, leaf stem 1.5-3cm long. yellow or orange autumn colouring.
Flowers
Flowering period IV-V. White or pink blossoms, filled or half-filled, 3-5cm wide, with 3-7 blossoms in the corymb, of particular ornamental value. The pretty flowers usually appear before the leaves.
Bark
Brown bark in the fissures, greenish, dark grey-brown or grey-green bark, with horizontal lenticular banding (spot-like, separate), sometimes peeling off when older, very attractive. Branches are dark green, sometimes dark brown-red, during the first year.
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Application
Flowering tree, solitary tree, bee pastures, large bush, parks, street / avenue tree
Native regions
China, Korea, Japan
Location parameters
Light: sunny to off-sun; soil type: sandy-loamy to loamy-clayey; nutrient concentration: normal to high; pH value of the soil: slightly acid to alkaline; soil: fresh to moist.
Demands
Frost-hardy, not fume-hardy; tolerates urban climates; prefers sandy to loamy soil. Light: sun to off-sun.
Growth
8 - 12m high
Leaves
Ovate to elliptical leaves, alternate, in two rows with long pointed tip, rounded to broadly wedge-shaped base and serrated edge. Leaves are glossy green above, plain green below. 6-12cm long, 2-6cm wide, leaf stem 1.5-3cm long. yellow or orange autumn colouring.
Flowers
Flowering period IV-V. White or pink blossoms, filled or half-filled, 3-5cm wide, with 3-7 blossoms in the corymb, of particular ornamental value. The pretty flowers usually appear before the leaves.
Fruits
Not observed.
Bark
Brown bark in the fissures, greenish, dark grey-brown or grey-green bark, with horizontal lenticular banding (spot-like, separate), sometimes peeling off when older, very attractive. Branches are dark green, sometimes dark brown-red, during the first year.