Prunus serrulata

COMMON NAME: Japanese Flowering Cherry, Oriental Cherry

FAMILY: Rose Family; Rosacae

GROWTH HABIT: Small tree growing to 30 feet.

FOLIAGE: Alternate, simple, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, rarely obovate, 2 - 5 inches long, 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches wide, abruptly long acuminate, serrate or often serrate.

BARK: Smooth, dark chestnut-brown

FLOWERS: Double, rose-pink flowers. Blooms late April.

NATIVE HABITAT: Japan, Korea, China