Yoshino Cherry Tree

The Yoshino cherry is a deciduous flowering tree so impressive that many rank it among the best of the spring flowering trees. The Yoshino Cherry is a gorgeous medium growing tree that can grow to be up to 50 feet tall. This tree features fragrant white-pink flowers during the spring, and has dark green leaves. Every year, thousands of people travel to Washington, D.C., during the Cherry Blossom Festival to see the beautiful Yoshino cherry trees that blossom near the Jefferson Memorial, in East Potomac Park and on the White House grounds. The trees, with their pinkish, almond-scented flowers, were a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912. The Yoshino cherry trees grow 20 to 40 feet tall with a crown of leaves that spreads for 30 or 40 feet. The trees are covered with showy pinkish flowers in the spring, before the leaves appear. The simple oblong-shaped leaves are 2 to 4 inches long with serrated edges and are arranged alternately on the stem. The fruit of the tree is fleshy and black. Yoshino cherry trees have droopy branches that resist breakage, so they should be pruned for strength. The slightly fragrant, white to pink flowers for which the plant is so well known, typically appear in mid-March. 

Zone 5-8

Mature Height: 20-30 ft.

Mature Width: 10-20 ft.

Growth/Year: 2-3 ft.

Sunlight: Full to Partial Sun

Soil Conditions: Adaptable to various soil, drought tolerant

Botanical Name: Prunus x Yedoensis 

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