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Yoshino Cherry
Prunus x yedoensis
Photo courtesy of Oregon State University - Department of Horticulture.
Photo courtesy of Oregon State University - Department of Horticulture.
"Stunning", "awesome", and "beautiful" are words that may be used to describe the hybrid Yoshino Cherry tree (Prunus x yedoensis) in full glory. The Yoshino cherry is a deciduous flowering tree so impressive that many rank it among the best of the spring flowering trees. In 1912, the Japanese government gave the U.S three thousand Yoshino cherry trees. To this day, the Washington D.C area is famous for cherry blossom season. This tree also inspires the annual cherry blossom festival in Macon Georgia.
The Yoshino Cherry is a native of Japan, Korea and China, yet will perform well in North American landscapes. It often creates a real stir when blooms are as gorgeous and bountiful as they are this spring. The slightly fragrant, white to pink flowers for which the plant is so well known, typically appear in mid-March. The trees flower every year but may not always yield the same quantity of blooms. This relates to the amount of winter cold they receive.
Small spaces can be greatly enhanced with the addition of a Yoshino Cherry. That's because it's a relatively small flowering tree usually only reaching 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide at maturity. Because of its compact size it will easily fit into most residential landscapes. A friend of mine has four in his front yard and they make an outstanding display along with azaleas, camellias and other traditional southern plants.
The Yoshino is best planted in moist, well-drained soil in full sun. It has a rapid growth rate and typical life expectancy of 15 to 20 years. Borers and canker disease are potential pests, yet should not deter us from using them as landscape specimen. Pruning is limited to the removal of basal stem suckers or diseased wood in older trees.
Mature Height/Spread: 40 ft./ 30 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Foliage: Deciduous, alternate, oblong, serrated, dark green leaves which turn to yellow in the fall.
Flower/Fruit: Showy white or pink "clouds" appearing in March, tiny black inconspicuous fruit in the winter.
Hardy to Zone 6.
Yoshino Cherry Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Yoshino Cherry Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Yoshino Cherry Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Yoshino Cherry Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Yoshino Cherry Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Yoshino Cherry Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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