1. PRUNUS SERRULATA ‘Kwanzan’
BOTANICAL NAME
PRUNUS SERRULATA ‘Kwanzan’

2. PRONUNCIATION
PRUNE - us sair - yew - LAY - tuh

3. COMMON NAME
Japanese Flowering Cherry

5. FAMILY
Rosaceae

6. Life Cycle
Deciduous perennial

7. Growth Habit
Tree
Height 15’
Width 8’ - 10’
Upright

8. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

9. LEAF
Ovate
Length 3”
Width 1 1/2”

10. MARGIN
Serrated

11. VEINS
Pinnate

12. COMPOSITION
Simple

14. FLOWER
Spring
Double pink

16. FRUIT
None, sterile

17. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade

18. GROWTH
Slow

19. USE
Specimen

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

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

24. DESCRIPTION
Bark will have lenticels going horizontally around the stem

25. ZONES
3 - 8

26. NATIVE OF:
Japan, China, Korea