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Rosaceae

Hybrid cherry

Prunus × yedoensis Matsum.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus

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Hybrid cherry: 2020-04-07 Prunus × yedoensis Tambasasayama,Hyogo
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (15)
Basque
Yoshino gereziondo
Chinese
染井吉野樱, 染井吉野櫻, 东京樱花, 东京樱, 吉野櫻, 染井吉野
Dutch
Yoshino sierkers, Yoshino-kers, Yoshino-sierkers, Yoshinokers, Yoshinosierkers, Yushino-kers, Yushinokers
English
Hybrid cherry, Tokyo cherry
Finnish
Yoshinonkirsikka
French
Cerisier Yoshino
hsb
Yoshinowa wišnja
Japanese
ソメイヨシノ, 吉野桜, 染井吉野
Korean
왕벚나무
Persian
سومی-یوشینو, پرونوس یدوانسیس
Polish
Wiśnia jedońska
Russian
Королевская вишня
Slovenian
Tokijska češnja
Ukrainian
Вишня Йосіно, Йосіноська вишня, Сакура Йосіно, Сомей йосіно, Сомейська вишня Йосіно
Vietnamese
Anh đào Yoshino

Synonyms

  • Cerasus morioka-pendula (Miyoshi) Masam. & S.Suzuki
  • Cerasus yedoensis (Matsum.) A.N.Vassiljeva
  • Cerasus yedoensis (Matsum.) Masam. & S.Suzuki
  • Padus serrulata f. perpendens (E.H.Wilson) S.Ya.Sokolov
  • Prunus donarium f. shojo Koidz.
  • Prunus fruticosa f. shojo (Koidz.) H.Hara
  • Prunus morioka-pendula Miyoshi
  • Prunus paracerasus Koehne
  • Prunus pudibunda var. morioka-pendula (Miyoshi) Koidz.
  • Prunus yedoensis f. mishimazakura Kawas.
  • Prunus yedoensis f. shojo (Koidz.) E.H.Wilson
  • Prunus yedoensis f. surugazakura Ohwi
  • Prunus yedoensis unranked pendula Ingram
  • Prunus yedoensis var. candida Kawas.
  • Prunus yedoensis var. grandiflora Kawas.
  • Prunus yedoensis var. manadzurulittorea Kawas.
  • Prunus yedoensis var. perpendens E.H.Wilson
  • Prunus yedoensis var. rubriflora Kawas.
  • Prunus yedoensis var. surugazakura Kawas.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.