Yuan,+Tianzi

=Favorite or Interesting Plant=

General description of this plant:
Prunus yedoensis is a small, deciduous tree that at maturity grows to be 5 to 12 meters tall. It grows well in hardiness zones 5-8 and does well in full sun and moist but well drained soil. The leaves are alternately arranged, 6 to 15 centimeters long and 4 to 7 centimeters broad, with a serrated margin; they are often bronze-toned when newly emerged, becoming dark green by summer. The flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring; they are fragrant, 3 to 3.5 centimeters in diameter, with five white or pale pink petals. The flowers grow in clusters of five or six together. The fruit, a small cherry, is a globose drupe 8 to 10 millimeters in diameter; they are an important source of food for many small birds and mammals, including robins and thrushes. The fruit contain little flesh and much concentrated red juice, which can stain clothing and brick. Then fruit is only marginally sweet to the human palate.

Most interesting thing(s) about this plant:
Because of its fragrant, light pink flowers, manageable size, and elegant shape, the Yoshino cherry is often used as an ornamental tree. Many cultivars have been selected; notable examples include “Akebono”, “Ivensii” and “Shidare Yoshino”. From the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period, gardeners and craftsman who made the village at Somei in Edo grew someiyoshino. They first offered them as Yoshinozakura, but in 1900, they were renamed soneiyoshino by Dr. Fujion. This is sometimes rendered as “Someiyoshino”. The Yoshino cherry was introduced to Europe and North America in 1902. This tree, along with the cultivar Kwanzan, is responsible for the spectacular pink show each spring in Washington D.C. and other cities. Several of 2000 Japanese cherry trees given to the citizens of Toronto by the citizen of Tokyo in 1959 were planted in High Park.

A story about me and this plant:
I went to Japan when I was 8, I saw the prunus yedoensis and then I love it.

Web site(s) that has good information about this plant:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304423807002099 [] http://www.vcbf.ca/education/cherry-cultivars