2. BOTANICAL NAME  Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’

3. PRONUNCIATION  PRUNE - us  proo’nus  sair - yew - LAY - tuh

4. COMMON NAME  Japanese Flowering Cherry

6. FAMILY  Rosaceae

7. CLASSIFICATION  Tree

8. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

9. COMPOSITION  Simple

10. MARGIN  Serrated

11. VEINS  Pinnate

12. LEAF  Length 3”  Width 1 1/2”

14. PLANT  Deciduous  Height 15’  Width 8’ - 10’  Upright

15. TEXTURE  Medium

16. FLOWER  Spring  Double pink

17. FRUIT  None

18. EXPOSURE  Sun  Part shade

19. GROWTH  Slow

20. USE  Specimen

21. DESCRIPTION  Vertical branching  New foliage is red  Leaves are pointed at the apex

23. DESCRIPTION  Mature leaf petiole will have a gland on each side of upper surface (Not so on Malus)

25. DESCRIPTION  Bark will have lenticels going horizontally around the stem

27. CULTURAL PRACTICES

29. PROBLEMS  aphids, borers, scales, mealy bugs, Japanese beetles, tent- caterpillars.  Canker and leaf spots

30. ZONES  3 - 8

31. NATIVE OF:  Japan, China, Korea

32. REFERENCES  Taylor  Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use

33. Prunus subhirtella pendula

34. Yoshino Cherry

35. BOTANICAL NAME  Prunus yedoensis Yoshino Cherry  proo’nus  yed-o-en’sis