Botanical Name: Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
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Common Name: Akebono Yoshino Cherry  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

Pink

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Black, Purple

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

High

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

Formal, Japanese

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Fragrance, Showy Flowers, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Entry, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Screen

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Butterflies

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This flowering cherry has a rounded form and spreading branches, growing to about 25 feet tall and wide. It displays a profusion of fragrant, semi-double, soft pink blooms in the spring before the leaves emerge. Flowers are followed by small black cherries (1/2” diameter) which are bitter to humans but loved by birds. Foliage is a dark, glossy green, turning a rich yellow in the fall. Deciduous. A lovely specimen tree.
Flowering cherries grow best in full sun to part shade and well drained, loamy soils. Not particularly drought tolerant, but does fine with weekly watering.