Rosaceae

Japanese flowering cherry

Prunus serrulata Lindl.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus

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Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) — FlowerPhoto: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (17)

Asturian: Cerezal xaponesa
Chinese: 山樱桃, 山樱花, 樱花, 野生福岛樱, 南殿樱, 南殿櫻, 山櫻花, 樱桃枝
Czech: Sakura ozdobná, Slivoň sakura, Třešeň pilovitá
Dutch: Japanse kers, Japanse kerselaar
English: Japanese flowering cherry, Oriental cherry, East Asian cherry, Hill cherry, Japanese cherry
French: Cerisier des collines, Cerisier du Japon, Cerisier à fleurs du Japon, Cerisier à fleurs japonais
German: Blütenkirsche, Japanische Zierkirsche, Orientalische Kirsche, Ostasiatische Kirsche
Italian: Sakura
Japanese: 桜, サトザクラ
Polish: Japońska wiśnia, Wiśnia japońska
Portuguese: Cereja-japonesa, Cerejeira do Japão, Cerejeira-do-Japão, Sakura
Russian: Сакура, Черемуха мелкопильчатая, Черёмуха мелкопильчатая
Serbian: Јапанска трешња
Slovak: Sakura ozdobná, Višňa pílkatá
Slovenian: Japonska češnja
Spanish: Cerezo japonés
Welsh: Coeden geirios Japan

Synonyms

Cerasus maeda Lavallée
Cerasus montana Siebold ex Miq.
Cerasus serrulata (Lindl.) Kovalev & Kostina
Cerasus serrulata f. alboplena (C.K.Schneid.) Buia
Cerasus serrulata f. shidaresakura (Koehne) Buia
Cerasus serrulata var. florepleno K.Koch ex G.Kirchn.
Cerasus serrulata var. taishanensis Y.Zhang & C.D.Shi
Padus serrulata (Lindl.) S.Ya.Sokolov
Prunus angustissima Nakai
Prunus cerasus var. floresimplici Thunb.
Prunus donarium f. sirayuki Koidz.
Prunus donarium f. sirotae Koidz.
Prunus fruticosa f. ambigua Miyoshi
Prunus koraiensis Nakai ex T.Kawamoto
Prunus lannesiana f. sirotae (Koidz.) E.H.Wilson
Prunus leveilleana var. koraiensis (Nakai ex T.Kawamoto) H.S.Kim
Prunus mume var. crasseglandulosa Miq. ex Koehne
Prunus pseudocerasus A.Gray
Prunus pseudocerasus var. serrulata (Lindl.) Makino
Prunus puddum Miq.
Prunus sachalinensis f. multiflora Miyoshi
Prunus serratifolia var. nageri Sprenger
Prunus serratifolia var. ungeri (Sprenger) Sprenger
Prunus serrulata f. albida Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. alboplena C.K.Schneid.
Prunus serrulata f. arguta Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. atrorubra Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. bullata Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. campanuloides Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. candida Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. classica Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. communis Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. decora Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. dilatata Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. diversiflora Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. erythrosa P.D.Sell
Prunus serrulata f. floribunda Koehne
Prunus serrulata f. glauca Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. globosa Miyoshi
Prunus serrulata f. grandiflora Miyoshi

and 51 more.

Flowers

In flower: March to April, September to October (from 91 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Зобенко Андрей, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jenny Christianson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jenny Christianson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tommy Forrest, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.