How much does a cherry blossom sapling cost per plant? How many years until it blooms, and how does it differ from a cherry tree?

Cherry blossom tree, with origins in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shandong, Henan, and elsewhere; the cherry blossom is an important flowering tree species of early spring and is widely used for ornamental landscaping. So, how much does a cherry blossom sapling cost per plant? How long after cultivation does it bloom? How does it differ from a cherry tree?

I. How much does a cherry blossom sapling cost per plant?

Note: The price of cherry blossom saplings also depends on the variety, quality and market location of the cherry blossoms, so please refer to the actual price when purchasing.

II. How long after cultivation does a cherry blossom tree bloom?

Cherry blossoms are mostly cultivated by purchasing saplings from nurseries or markets; generally, purchased saplings can bloom in the same year. If you cultivate them yourself, you need to graft them onto rootstocks such as mountain cherry (Prunus serrulata var. spontanea), and the grafted branches can bloom the following year. In fact, the cherry blossom tree does not grow very fast; it is medium speed, and its growth over 5 years also depends on the soil and care management. Generally, it can grow about 1 m taller, and the diameter at breast height increases by about 2 cm.

III. What is the difference between a cherry blossom tree and a cherry tree?

The cherry blossom tree and the cherry tree actually belong to the same family and are quite closely related; both are plants of the genus Prunus (Cerasus) in the subfamily Prunoideae of the rose family. Cherry blossoms can be divided into two types, single-petaled and double-petaled; the single-petaled type can bloom and bear fruit, while the double-petaled type mostly does not bear fruit. Cherry blossom (flowering cherry) flowers are the flowers of the cherry tree, and are different from cherry blossoms. The fruit of the cherry tree is the edible cherry, which in Cantonese is called chelizi; this name comes from a transliteration of the English plural "cherries," while the fruit of the cherry blossom tree is called a cherry blossom fruit.

In terms of use, the cherry is a fruit tree, while the cherry blossom is an ornamental flowering tree. In terms of appearance, flowering period and other aspects, the two also differ. The cherry is a small tree, relatively short, with an early flowering period, in early March; the flowers are white with a slight pink tint, smaller and denser than cherry blossoms, and it bears fruit after flowering; the fruit is the familiar fruit cherry, red when ripe. The cherry blossom is a tree, relatively tall, with a flowering period in late March to early April; the flowers are white or pink, and although some varieties of cherry blossom also bear fruit, the fruit is very small, very astringent when eaten, and almost inedible.

In terms of flowering time, the cherry is an early-spring flowering tree species; the flowers open before the leaves grow, and its flowering period is similar to that of the white magnolia, earlier than cherry blossoms. And because cherry flowers and cherry blossoms are relatively similar, and the flowers also open before the leaves grow, quite a few visitors mistake the two for each other. In fact, cherry flowers are the flowers of the cherry tree, and cherry blossoms are the flowers of the cherry blossom tree.