Tokyo Cherry, Yoshino Cherry Prunus yedoensis - Cerasus yedoensis

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Botanical Name:

Prunus yedoensis

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Prunus

Species:

yedoensis

Common Name:

Tokyo Cherry, Yoshino Cherry

Height:
15-30ft
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 90 -120 days.
Germination: sow1 deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* It occurs as a natural or artificial hybrid in Japan and is now one of the most popular and widely planted cultivated flowering cherries (sakura) in temperate climates worldwide. It is a clone from a single tree and propagated by grafting to all over the world.
* The Yoshino cherry was introduced to Europe and North America in 1902. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 1912 gift of Japanese cherry trees from Tokyo to the city of Washington
* The flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring; they are fragrant, 3 to 3.5 centimetres (1.2–1.4 in) in diameter, with five white or pale pink petals. The flowers grow in clusters of five or six together. more...