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Kanzan Flowering Cherry

Scientific name: Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'
Taxonomy
Family:Rosaceae
Type:Deciduous tree
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:5 to 8
Sun:Full to partial sun
Moisture:Medium
Plant Characteristics
Height:25 ft
Width:35 ft
Bloom:Showy flowers
Bloom Time:April
Bloom Color:Pink
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description This cherry tree is the most popular of the double-flowered selections with its pink to magenta colored blossoms which hand in clusters of 2-5 flowers each.

  Morphology:
Kanzan Flowering Cherry is a deciduous flowering tree which has the shape of an inverted cone when it is young, but latter develops into a round and spreading fashion when it is older. Some trees have a flat top when they are very old. At maturity this sterile cherry may attain a height of 25’ and a width of 35’.

In the spring new leaves emerge in April with a bronze cast, become green during the summer, and finish the season with a yellow-bronze color in the fall. Leaves are pointed, and have serrated edges.

Early April is when the pink bloom first emerges. With a week the tree will seemingly be covered with a complete coating of large double, purplish-pink showy flowers (23-28 petals per flower). The bloom lasts for up to 2 weeks.

During the dormant season the tree still has interest what with its grey bark having horizontal lenticils that give it a split-bark appearance.

  Adaptation:
Highly adapted to most soils and sites as long as they are well drained. This Prunus sp. variant is considered drought tolerant when mature.

  Pests:
On the west side of Cascade Mountains all flowering cherries are susceptible to brown rot blossom blight (Monilinia fructicola), as well as bacterial canker (Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae). If a sunny site is selected, with good circulation, neither of these problems should be of major concern.
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