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Yoshino White Flowering Cherry Tree

Prunus yedoensis ‘Yoshino’

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone

Special Attributes

The magnificent trees that you’ll see in glorious bloom at the Macon Georgia Cherry Blossom Festival, and one of our favorite flowering trees, the Yoshino Cherry produces masses light pink buds that open to single-petaled white flowers that nearly cover the tree in what looks like snow in late winter to early spring. Its double-serrated deep green leaves turn to shades of bright yellow, gold, and bronze in fall. Pea sized black, berry-like fruit appear in late spring to summer providing food for birds and other wildlife. Yoshino is a magnificent tree that deserves a spot in every landscape where it will grow! USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 25 to 35 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide, the Yoshino Flowering Cherry Tree is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in sunny to mostly sunny areas of landscape or woodland borders. Also nice to frame the corners of tall homes and to provide beauty and some shade around patios, porches and other outdoor living spaces. A fine addition to white theme gardens, cottage gardens, and wildlife gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 35′ or more for space between trees

Cultural Preferences

The Yoshino Flowering Cherry Tree is very easy to grow in most any average, moist but well-drained soil and full sun or mostly sun. It is very drought tolerant when established. Standing water or constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic.

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Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree

Height at Maturity: 25-35′

Width at Maturity: 20-30′

Spacing: 35’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Semi-Ovate

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Soft Pink to White

Flower Size: Small Flowers in Clusters

Flowering Period: Late Winter, Early Spring

Flower Type: Single, in Clusters

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green – Bright Yellow, Golden, Orange and Red in fall

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, or at least 6 hours direct sun each day

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.5 – 8.0 (Moderately Acidic to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low when left in it’s natural form

Attracts: Visual Attention, Songbirds

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Heat, Insect, Drought

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I ordered a Yoshino Cherry tree online. We received it very quickly and the packaging of the tree was very impressive. I always wondered how people ship trees without damaging them. Well now I know. I will definitely order again.—————————————————-Hi Carla & Toby, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Yoshino Flowering Cherry Tree. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks so much for the great review!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens