Rosaceae
Hybrid cherry
Prunus × yedoensis
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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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.