Prunus speciosa
Prunus speciosa, the Oshima cherry, Japanese オオシマザクラ (Oshima zakura), is native to Izu Ōshima island and the Izu Peninsula on Honshū near Tokyo, Japan.
Description
Prunus speciosa is a deciduous tree typically 4–12 metres (13–39 ft) high. The leaves are 5–10 cm long and 3–6 cm broad, with a double-toothed margin, and an acuminate apex.
The flowers are 2.5–4 cm diameter, with five white petals, gold stamens and brown sepals; they grow in clusters in the spring, and are hermaphroditic. The fruit is a small black cherry about 1 cm diameter.
A tree 8 m in circumference and 800 years old is known on Ōshima island. It has been designated a national treasure.
Prunus speciosa in the Jardin des Plantes of Paris April 2013.
Prunus speciosa in the Jardin des Plantes of Paris April 2013.
Prunus speciosa in the Jardin des Plantes of Paris April 2013.
Prunus speciosa in the Jardin des Plantes of Paris April 2013.
Prunus speciosa in the Jardin des Plantes de Paris April 2013.
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