Prunus x yedoensis
Yoshino cherry · also Korean flowering cherry, Potomac cherry, Tokyo cherry
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This hybrid cherry tree is known for its rapid growth and showy white flowers that bloom before its leaves unfold. It grows into a large-sized tree and is one of the most popular and widely planted cherry cultivars in temperate regions globally.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,6351.4%—6.0 in
- 2,5071.3%8.4 yr6.2 in
- 6972.0%—14 in
- 4650.40%—4.0 in
- 4060.14%7.8 yr9.8 in
- 2650.09%—3.0 in
- 2520.51%20 yr2.4 in
- 2300.17%19 yr4.0 in
- 1590.01%—2.3 in
- 1160.05%—3.1 in
- 510.03%—2.4 in
- 490.10%—6.7 in
- 320.04%3.8 yr2.0 in
- 310.00%—3.1 in
- 250.01%13 yr4.0 in
- 170.00%—4.0 in
- 160.01%—25 in
- 140.00%36 yr4.5 in
- 30.00%—2.0 in
- 20.01%—1.0 in
- 10.00%—3.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 35–45 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 8.1 in, 90th percentile 17 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
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
