Prunus japonica
Japanese bush cherry · also Oriental bush cherry, Korean bush cherry, Chinese bush cherry
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Prunus japonica, also known as Japanese bush cherry, is a shrub species native to Central China and the Korean peninsula. It is widely cultivated for its ornamental value, particularly for its showy flowers in spring.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1640.07%——
- 50.00%—4.4 in
- 30.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.4 in, mean 4.5 in, 90th percentile 6.4 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
