Origin:  Native of Japan and China
Family:  Rosaceae
Light:  Full sun
Height:  12-20'
Spacing:  12-15'
Blooms:  Floriferous, fragrant, almond-scented, pale pink, mid-Spring
Foliage:  Deciduous, dark green, glossy, alternate, turns yellow in Fall
Soil:  Well-drained, highly acidic, clayey, loamy, sandy, keep moist
Water:  Regular
Uses:  Landscape, ornamental, along driveways,  accent, border, small garden, mass plant, specimen, shade tree, year-round interest, butterfly garden, bonsai
Propagation:  Hardwood cuttings, Spring

Comments:  Prunus x yedoensis or Yoshino Cherry Tree is an ornamental deciduous tree with a moderate to fast, rounded growth habit.  It is a native of Japan and China.  In mid-Spring, abundant pale pink almond-scented blossoms appear on bare branches, attracting many butterflies and bees.  This is the time of the year where many flower lovers from afar travel to Washington DC to attend the popular annual Cherry Blossom Festival when Prunus x yedoensis together with the Kwanzan Cherry perform a 2 weeks of glorious oriental floral flair.  After all the flowers are gone, round berries appear magnetizing many birds and new dark green glossy leaves begin to make their display.  The foliage turns an absolute stunning yellow in the Fall.  Yoshino Cherry Tree can be propagated from hardwood cuttings taken in Spring.  It performs best in well-drained, sandy, clayey, moist soil in a sunny location.  Mass plant Prunus x yedoensis for a terrific Springtime showcase.   It makes a superb accent or specimen plant.  Yoshino Cherry Tree is ideal for the smaller garden and can be utilized as a bonsai.  It creates year-round interests.  Use it along driveways for a nice aroma.  Prunus x yedoensis grabs everyone's attention.  It creates a sensation and is one of the most talk about tree that every southern gardener brags about.  

USDA Zones:  4-9