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Prunus Serrulata 'Kwanzan', commonly known as Japanese Flowering Cherry, is a deciduous perennial tree with upright growth habit, bearing double pink flowers in spring. It features ovate leaves with serrated margins and pinnate veins. The tree has a slow growth rate, reaching 15' in height and 8'-10' in width, making it ideal as a specimen plant. Native to Japan, China, and Korea, this tree thrives in zones 3-8.

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  1. BOTANICAL NAME • PRUNUS SERRULATA ‘Kwanzan’

  2. PRONUNCIATION • PRUNE - us sair - yew - LAY - tuh

  3. COMMON NAME • Japanese Flowering Cherry

  4. FAMILY • Rosaceae

  5. Life Cycle • Deciduous perennial

  6. Growth Habit • Tree • Height 15’ • Width 8’ - 10’ • Upright

  7. ARRANGEMENT • Alternate

  8. LEAF • Ovate • Length 3” • Width 1 1/2”

  9. MARGIN • Serrated

  10. VEINS • Pinnate

  11. COMPOSITION • Simple

  12. FLOWER • Spring • Double pink

  13. FRUIT • None, sterile

  14. EXPOSURE • Sun • Part shade

  15. GROWTH • Slow

  16. USE • Specimen

  17. DESCRIPTION • Vertical branching • New foliage is red • Leaves are pointed at the apex

  18. DESCRIPTION • Mature leaf petiole will have a gland on each side of upper surface (Not so on Malus)

  19. DESCRIPTION • Bark will have lenticels going horizontally around the stem

  20. ZONES • 3 - 8

  21. NATIVE OF: • Japan, China, Korea

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