*Japanese flowering cherry, Kwanzan cherry

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*Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’
JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRY
Rosaceae
Asia

Location: map coordinates O-19 (southwest end of DSU Mall, northeast of Thomasson Building), N 39°11'9'' W 75°32'37''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:
  • small deciduous tree
  • etymology: Prunus = Latin name for plum tree; serrulata = with small teeth; ‘Kwanzan’ = Japanese name
  • this cultivar also known as Kwanzan cherry
  • leaves simple, alternate, toothed; color bronze when young, turning green later
  • flowers large, double, pink, attractive; flowers appear with the leaves (a couple of weeks later than Yoshino cherry Prunus ×yeodoensis)
  • does not bear fruit
  • bark reddish, with large horizontal lenticels
  • popular ornamental; useful life ca 15-25 years
  • the famous cherry trees around the Washington D.C. Tidal Basin include some Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ (but most are Yoshino cherry). This began with many cherry trees donated by Tokoyo in 1912

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)

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