Prunus yedoensis
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 100. 1901.
Trees, not suckering, 40–80 (–160) dm, not thorny. Twigs with terminal end buds, sparsely hairy. Leaves deciduous; petiole 10–20 mm, hairy, sometimes glandular distally, glands 1–2; blade elliptic-ovate to obovate, 5–12 × 2.5–7 cm, base rounded, margins doubly serrate, teeth aristate, glandular, apex acuminate, abaxial surface hairy along midribs and veins, adaxial glabrous. Inflorescences 2–6-flowered, corymbs; central axes 4–8 (–20) mm. Pedicels 15–25 mm (subtended by leafy bracts), hairy. Flowers blooming before leaf emergence; hypanthium tubular, 7–8 mm, hairy externally; sepals spreading, ovatelanceolate, 4–5 mm, margins glandular-toothed, abaxial surface hairy, adaxial sparsely hairy; petals white or pink, broadly elliptic to obovate, 13–15 mm; ovaries glabrous. Drupes black, subglobose, 7–12 mm, glabrous; mesocarps fleshy; stones ellipsoid, not flattened. 2n = 16 (Japan).
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr; fruiting May.
Habitat: Abandoned plantings, disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., D.C., Wash., e Asia (Japan)
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.