Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'

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Common name: Cultivar of Oriental Cherry, Kanzan Cherry, Kwanzan Cherry

Family: Rosaceae (Rose)

Synonym: Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

Distribution: Cultivated

Hardiness: -20 - 30 F

Life form: Deciduous tree

Fall color: Yellow, orange

Foliage characteristics: Alternate, simple, ovate, dark green leaves with serrate margins. New leaves may have a slight red tint. 5" long.

Fruit characteristics: No fruit.

Bloom Time: April

Bark characteristics: Brown

Average height: 25-30'

Structure: Vase

Bloom characteristics: Double flowers with 20-30 petals bloom in pendant clusters of 2-5. Bloom just before and as the leaves emerge.

Description: The Kanzan or Kwanzan cherry tree is a Japanese flowering cherry cultivar that has double flowered, many petaled blooms. It is considered one of the most ornamental flowering cherry trees. This is one of the cherry varieties that was gifted to Washington, DC by the people of Japan in 1912. While the Yoshino cherry was planted around the Tidal Basin, this cherry was planted in the East Potomac Park area.

Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder • US Forest Service Fact Sheet

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1: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2667*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2668*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
3: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2708*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
4: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2709*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
5: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2858*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
6: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2859*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
7: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2860*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
8: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2861*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
9: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2862*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
10: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2864*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
11: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2865*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
12: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2866*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
13: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2867*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
14: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2868*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
15: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2869*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
16: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2871*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
17: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2872*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
18: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2873*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
19: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2875*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
20: Museum Support Center (MSC) • Accession: 2011-2876*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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