How to Identify the Japanese Flowering Cherry

Leaf Identification

The leaves of the Japanese Flowering Cherry are 2″ to 5″ long and ovately shaped with serrated margins. The new leaves are bronze, turn dark green in the summer, and turn bronzy-orange in the fall.

  • Leaf of Arbor Walk #25
  • Underside of Leaf from Arbor Walk #25
  • Leaf (Fall) of Arbor Walk #25

Twig and Bud Identification

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  • Buds of Arbor Walk #25
  • Buds of Arbor Walk #25
  • Buds of Arbor Walk #25
  • Twig of Arbor Walk #25
  • Twigs of Arbor Walk #25

Bark Identification

The Japanese Flowering Cherry has gray, exfoliating bark.

  • Bark of Arbor Walk #25

Fruit Identification

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Flower Identification

The flowers of the Japanese Flowering Cherry are a deep pink.

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‘Kwanzan’ Identification

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