What are the common cherry blossom cultivars grown in China?

Cherry blossoms, we all know they are a very beautiful and elegant flower. Nowadays, many places in China have become popular cherry blossom photo-check-in spots, so more and more businesses choose to plant some cherry blossoms to attract tourists to check in. However, not all regions are suitable for growing cherry blossoms. Below, let us briefly learn about the introduction of the more commonly cultivated cherry blossom cultivars in China.

1. Fujian mountain cherry (Cerasus campanulata)

Also called bell-flower cherry; in Japan it is called kanhizakura. It is native to Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan, China, and other regions. Its bark is dark brown; the leaves are long elliptic, with pointed tips, rounded bases, double serrate margins, and hairless on both sides. Two to three flowers form an umbel; the flowers all droop, the calyx tube is red and bell-shaped, half-open; there are 5 petals, and the flower color is scarlet red. It flowers before leafing out, with the flowering period from mid-March to early April.

2. Mountain cherry (Cerasus serrulata)

Native to North China, East China and other regions of China, and also distributed in Japan and Korea. The plant is tall; the leaves are ovate-elliptic, with caudate-acuminate tips, awned serrate margins, and pale white undersides; young leaves are pale greenish brown. Three to five flowers form a corymbose raceme; the flower color is white or pink, the flower diameter is 2-3 cm, and there are 30 stamens. Flowers and leaves appear together, with the flowering period in April. There are many cultivars, such as 'Hongnandian': petals 7-11, long elliptic-obovate, purplish red; 'Baijuying': small white flowers, double, chrysanthemum-shaped, new leaves green, reverse side white.

3. Tokyo cherry (Cerasus yedoensis)

Also called Japanese cherry. The tree form is tall; the leaves are ovate-elliptic, with double serrate leaf margins, and the petioles have soft hairs. Three to four flowers form an umbel or raceme; the common peduncle is extremely short, and the pedicels are 2-2.5 cm long; the flowers are white to pinkish white, with 5 petals and 36 stamens. It flowers before leafing out and has a slight fragrance. The most famous cultivar is 'Somei-yoshino': flower diameter 3.5-4.5 cm; young leaves, pedicels, calyx tube, sepals, style, etc. have dense hairs; the flowering period is from late March to early April; at this time every year the whole tree is full of blooms, a magnificent sight.

4. Japanese late cherry (Cerasus serrulata var. lannesiana)

The leaves are usually obovate, with acuminate tips in a long tail shape, and the leaf margins have double awned serrations. Flowers and leaves appear together; 2-5 flowers form an umbel or corymb. The flower diameter is 3.5-4 cm, and most are double. The flowers are white, pink, red-green and other colors, with the flowering period in mid-to-late April. Common cultivars are: 'Kanzan': the tree form is spreading; 3-5 flowers form an umbel, the common peduncle is 2.5-3 cm long, the flowers are purplish red, the flower diameter is 5 cm, the sepals are ovate-long triangular, the petals are 20-45, and the stamens are 30-50. It is the most common cultivar in this group. 'Ichiyo': the trunk grows upward; 3 flowers form a corymb, the common peduncle is 1-2 cm long, the pedicels are 3.5-4 cm long, the flowers are pale pink, the new leaves are green, the petals are 20-25, the stamens are 25-35, and the pistils are 1-2 with leaf-like transformation, and the leaf-like parts have fine serrations. 'Fugenzo': the branches slant upward; the corymb has 2-3 flowers, the common peduncle is 1.5-2 cm, the pedicels are 4 cm long, the flower color is pale red, the new leaves are purplish red, the petals are 21-50, and 2 pistils are leaf-like; the flowering period is later than that of 'Ichiyo'.

5. Yunnan cherry (Cerasus cerasoides)

The branchlets are purplish brown; the leaves are ovate-long elliptic, with pointed long tail-like tips and sharply double serrate margins. The flowers are usually 2-5, semi-double, pink to deep red, and slightly drooping. The flowering period is from late February to early March. Around March 8th every year, it reaches full bloom locally in Yunnan, and the whole tree is brilliant and delightful. It is native to southern Tibet and northwestern Yunnan in southwestern China.

6. Cherry

Also called Zhu cherry; the leaves are long elliptic-ovate, with pointed tips and double serrate margins of unequal sizes. The inflorescence is a corymb; the pedicels are short, 0.8-1.5 cm long; the flowers are white, with 30-32 stamens, and the flowering period is in early March, flowering before leafing out. It is native to China, Japan, Korea and other places. It is a type with strong resistance and tolerance to poor soil, and has little demand for cultivation soil. Its flowers open in early spring, and in summer the fruit is red like coral, offering another kind of charm.

Do you know all of these cherry blossom cultivars above? Which one do you like best? If you want to rely on cherry trees to attract tourists, mastering cultivation techniques is very important.

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