Yoshino cherry Rosaceae Prunus xyedoensis Matsum. (subhirtella x speciosa) symbol: PRYE Leaf: Alternate, simple, elliptical, 2 to 4 inches long, finely serrated, shiny dark green and smooth above, veins on underside pubescent, glands on the petiole. Flower: Very showy, small but very numerous, clustered in groups of 4 or more, pink to white, appearing in early spring before the leaves. Fruit: Round drupe, 1/2 inch across, black when ripe. Twig: Slender, reddish brown; buds darker reddish brown, tall and pointed. Bark: Smooth, reddish gray, with large horizontal lenticels. Form: A small, wide spreading tree reaching 20 to 30 feet in height. Looks like: Kwanzan cherry - Higan cherry - birch bark cherry Additional Range Information: Prunus xyedoensis is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. More: Fall Color External Links: USDA Plants Database Horticulture © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson