Family | Rosaceae |
Scientific name | Prunus x subhirtella Miquel cv. Subhirtella |
Synonyms | Cerasus subhirtella (Miquel) A. N. Vassiljeva; Prunus subhirtella Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ko-higan-zakura [small higan sakura (higan = equinoctial week)], higan-zakura [higan sakura] |
(English common name) Higan cherry | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Cantral region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 5-10cm. Flowers pink or pale pink 2.5cm, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Subarbor trees. |
Reference | Prunus subhirtella Miq. |
Note | Prunus x subhirtella Miquel cv. Subhirtella is thought to be a natural hybrid of Prunus subhirtella Miquel var. ascendens (Makino) E. H. Wilson and Prunus incisa Thunberg ex Murray. |
March 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
March 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
March 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
March 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |