hill cherry

Also known as: Japanese mountain cherry

A wide-spreading tree with oblong, dark green leaves, bronzed in spring, red and yellow in autumn. In mid- to late spring bears a profusion of single, white, cup-shaped flowers in small clusters, followed by small, dark red, cherry-like fruit

Scientific classification

Species: hill cherry (Prunus jamasakura)
Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of hill cherry

Distribution map

Japan

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of hill cherry

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hill cherry care guide

Deep seasonal watering, minimal moisture during cold winter dormancy
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep seasonal watering, minimal moisture during cold winter dormancy

Fertilizing

Deciduous ornamental tree feed applied once annually early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.